** Shares of construction co NBCC (India) NBCC.NS are up
around 8%
** NBCC said it secured new works worth 235 billion rupees
($2.8 billion) during FY23-24, up more than 250% from previous
year
** Stock set for its second best day of the month; it is up
about 13% in April
** Nearly 26 mln shares traded as of 3:00 p.m. IST, 2 times
its 30-day avg
** NBCC has outperformed its peers so far this year
** Stock up about 67% YTD, compared with a 33% rise in Ircon
International IRCN.NS and a 17.5% rise in G R Infraprojects
GINF.NS
($1 = 83.3531 Indian rupees)
(Reporitng by Nishit Navin)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com;))