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HG Infra Engineering Hits Record As Solar Unit Sets Up Subsidiary For Expansion

The stock surged as much as 12.69% during the day to Rs 1,717 apiece on the NSE.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A photo from development of Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha. (Source: H.G. Infra Engineering's official website.)</p></div>
A photo from development of Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor in Odisha. (Source: H.G. Infra Engineering's official website.)

Shares of HG Infra Engineering Ltd. jumped nearly 13% to an all-time high on Tuesday after its wholly owned subsidiary set up a new unit to deepen its focus on expansion in the solar power space.

H.G. Solar Projects Pvt. incorporated H.G. Jaipur Solar Project Pvt. The transaction is a related party-one as the step-down subsidiary's directors, Poonam Singh Choudhary and Navneet Choudhary, are related to the promoter group, according to an exchange filing.

HG Infra Engineering Hits Record As Solar Unit Sets Up Subsidiary For Expansion

Shares of HG Infra surged as much as 12.69% during the day to Rs 1,717 apiece on the NSE. The stock was trading 10.51% higher at Rs 1,734.35 per share, compared to a 0.24% advance in the benchmark Nifty at 12:26 p.m.

The share price has gained 95.05% in the last 12 months and 102.22% on a year-to-date basis. The total traded volume so far in the day stood at 3.1 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 68.77.

Thirteen out of the 14 analysts tracking the company have a 'buy' rating on the stock and one recommends a 'hold', according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analyst price targets implies a potential downside of 20.1%.

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