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    Share price of Ambuja Cements Ltd. rises as Nifty strengthens

    Synopsis

    A total of 137,551 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:16PM (IST).

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    Nifty on Wednesday halted a falling spree and formed a bullish candle on the daily chart.

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    Shares of Ltd. gained 1.3 per cent to Rs 312.75 in Thursday's trade as of 01:16PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 313.85 and low of Rs 307.5 during the session.

    The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 10.39 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 01:16PM shares and turnover at Rs 4.27 crore around that time. The stock of Ambuja Cements Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 313.85 and 52-week low prices of Rs 148.05, respectively.

    The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.44.

    Promotor/FII Holding
    Promoters held 0.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2020, while FIIs held 18.03 per cent and domestic institutional investors had 5.31 per cent.

    Key Financials
    The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 7552.73 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2020, up 20.52 per cent from previous quarter's Rs 6266.55 crore and up 4.58 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 7221.65 crore. Net profit after tax for the latest quarter stood at Rs 732.24 crore, up 23.79 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.

    Technicals
    The MACD signalled a bullish bias on the counter. The MACD is known for signalling trend reversals in traded securities or indices.
    It is the difference between the 26-day and 12-day exponential moving averages. A nine-day exponential moving average, called the signal line, is plotted on topof the MACD to reflect "buy" or "sell" opportunities. When the MACD crosses below the signal line, it gives a bearish signal, indicating that the price of the security may see a downward movement and vice versa.
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