** Shares of Godawari Power and Ispat GDPI.NS rise as much
as 8.6% to a record high of 836.60 rupees
** Steel co on Tuesday reported ~79% jump in Q3 consolidated
net profit, rev from ops fell 10.5%
** Co also approved setting up of greenfield integrated
steel plant with capacity of 2 mln tonnes from 1 mln proposed
earlier
** On Wednesday, co said it received environment clearance
for expansion of iron ore pelletization plant from 2.7 mln
tonnes capacity (MTPA) to 4.7 MTPA
** Stock eyes fourth consecutive session of gains
** Stock rose ~103% in 2023, its fourth straight annual gain
(Reporting by Ashish Chandra in Bengaluru)
((ashish.chandra@thomsonreuters.com (+91 7982114624))