ITC fell 0.59% to Rs 330.95 at 11:03 IST on BSE on profit booking after the stock rose 6.77% in the preceding eight trading sessions to Rs 332.90 on 5 March 2014 from a recent low of Rs 311.80 on 20 February 2014.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 91.86 points, or 0.43%, to 21,368.72.
On BSE, so far 70,000 shares were traded in the counter, compared with an average volume of 4.86 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 333.50 and a low of Rs 330.40 so far during the day. The stock hit a record high of Rs 380 on 24 July 2013. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 281.15 on 10 April 2013.
The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 5 March 2014, rising 4.37% compared with the Sensex's 5.01% rise. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 7.77% as against Sensex's 1.52% rise.
The large-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 794.60 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.
ITC's net profit rose 16.25% to Rs 2385.34 crore on 13.4% rise in total income to Rs 9117.91 crore in Q3 December 2013 over Q3 December 2012.
ITC has a diversified presence in cigarettes, hotels, paperboards & specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, packaged foods & confectionery, information technology, branded apparel, personal care, stationery and other FMCG products. ITC is a market leader in cigarettes.
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