India's Premier Explosives hits record high on orders from defence ministry
** Shares of Premier Explosives Ltd PRMR.NS rise as much
as 20% to 590.55 rupees, hitting record high
** Co, engaged in making solid propellants for rockets and
explosives, received two orders worth 2.92 billion rupees
($35.4 million) and 2.60 billion rupees from Indian defence
ministry
** Stock most active since Jan 23, 2019, with a trading
volume of more than 359,000 shares as of 11:28 a.m. IST, 14.5x
their 30-day avg
** Including session's move, stock up ~41% YTD
($1 = 82.3880 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru)
((nishit.navin@thomsonreuters.com;))
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