Power Mech Projects Surges 3% To Record High On Enhanced Order Value

The stock rose as much as 2.98% during the day to Rs 6,280 apiece on the NSE.

Work carried out by Power Mech Projects Ltd. (Source: Company website)

Shares of Power Mech Projects Ltd. jumped nearly 3% to hit an all-time high on Tuesday as the Uttarakhand government raised the value of an order given to the infrastructure-construction company.

The order value was raised to approximately Rs 594 crore from Rs 362 crore earlier for the construction of the Government Medical College & Hospital for the Uttarakhand Pey Jal Nigam Ltd., according to an exchange filing.

The authority increased the order value as scope of the work changed, it said.

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Power Mech's stock rose as much as 2.98% during the day to Rs 6,280 apiece on the NSE. It was trading 2.13% higher at Rs 6,233.45 per share, compared to a 0.25% decline in the benchmark Nifty at 10:13 a.m.

The share price has gained 34.88% in the last 12 months and 45.14% on a year-to-date basis. The total traded volume so far in the day stood at 0.50 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 80.09, implying that the stock is overbought.

Two analysts tracking the company have a 'buy' rating on the stock, according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analyst price targets implies a potential downside of 11.5%.

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