The 30-share index opened at 15,802.19 and is presently trading sturdily. It also touched its all-time high of 15,828.98. The stocks from telecom, auto, IT and banking led the advancements.
On securing a Rs 1,829-crore order today, Bharat Heavy Electricals galloped about 8.61% to Rs 1,790.
Nearly 3.06 lakh shares had traded on the BSE counter.
In intra-day trade today, the Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) stock also struck an record high of Rs 1,798 after it secured a Rs 1,829-crore order for fabricating and establishing three 500-MW thermal power units in Haryana.
Union Bank of India advanced 4% to Rs 155.15 in afternoon trading after declaring a 35% increase in net profit in Q1 June 2007. The results were declared during trading hours today, 23 July 2007.
In BSE’s ‘A’ group shares, it was placed on the ninth position.