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    Shares of Ambuja Cements rise as Nifty drops

    Synopsis

    On the technical charts, the 200-day moving average of the stock stood at Rs 452.7.

    A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in MumbaiReuters
    Nifty continues to climb a wall of worry as it looks to be in the final leg of its rally before heading for a correction.
    Shares of Ambuja Cements Ltd. gained 0.86 per cent to Rs 386.1 in Wednesday's trade as of 10:15AM (IST). It hit a high of Rs 388.0 and low of Rs 383.0 during the session.

    The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 598.15 and a low of Rs 315.3. The return on equity for the stock stood at 7.44 per cent. About 29,776 shares have changed hands on the counter so far.

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

    The scrip has been an outperformer, up 9.47 per cent in the past one year in comparison with a 0.3 per cent gain in Sensex.

    Technicals
    On the technical charts, the 200-day moving average (DMA) of the stock stood at Rs 315.3 on April 19, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 367.67. If a stock trades well above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades well below 50-DMA and 200-DMA both, it is considered a bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.

    Promoter/FII Holding
    Promoters held 0.0 per cent stake in Ambuja Cements Ltd. as of 31-Mar-2023. Mutual funds and foreign institutional investors held 5.79 per cent and 11.15 per cent stake.
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