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75.2 lakh shares of ITC Ltd. have changed hands in a large trade on the National Stock Exchange, according to Bloomberg data. Buyers and Sellers were not immediately known.
The stock is off the highest point of the day but trades with gains of 1.9 percent at Rs 150.10.
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The stock cooled off from the highest point of the day and it now trades 3.8 percent higher at Rs 382.5 per share.
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Shares of the railroad car manufacturer fell as much as 5.9 percent to Rs 26.4 on the National Stock Exchange.
The company in a statement to the exchanges said that the operations of its Italian arm have been severely affected due to the Coronavirus outbreak. It has also temporarily suspended operations at the said plant for a period of 15 days.
The stock fell for the seventh straight day. The seven-day fall resulted in a stock-price drop of close to 35 percent. It had also fallen to a six-year low of Rs 23.85 on March 13.
Shares of the entertainment and gaming player fell as much as 7.88 percent to Rs 78.90 on the National Stock Exchange.
The company has decided to shut all the casinos operated in Goa by itself as well as its arms until March 31 in order to curb the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak.
The stock is down for the fifth straight session today, giving up 30 percent during the period. It has also seen a market cap erosion of Rs 979 crore during the last five days.
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Shares gained as much as 6.14 percent to Rs 172.85 on the National Stock Exchange. Prices had fallen 21 percent on Monday, to an all-time low.
Shares of the South-based cement player rose for the third straight day. Prices rose as much as 8.62 percent to Rs 104, the highest level in three-weeks.
Veteran Investor Radhakishan Damani increased his stake in the company to 16 percent from 11.98 percent as per the latest exchange filing.
The stock registered gains of over 9 percent in Friday and Monday's trading session respectively. The stock has gained 25 percent in the last three sessions, adding over 600 crore to its market capitalisation.
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