BHEL, NMDC, RITES, BEML and IREDA stocks closed strong as sustained buying was witnessed among these public sector majors.

IREDA, RCF, HMT, MMTC, Engineers India, BEML were among the major gainers in Public Sector segment on the first trading day of year 2025.

Indian markets were trading flat on Thursday as overall trading volumes were lower due to holiday season.

BEML, Mazagon Dock, RCF, RITES were among major losers as the markets faced selling pressure across the board.

NHPC, BEML, GAIL, HPCL and BPCL were among major gainers in the public sector stocks. NHPC was trading nearly 3.8 percent higher.

BEML share price spiked by 4 percent after the company announced that it received an order worth Rs 2500 crore from Chennai Metro Rail Limited.