India's Univastu gains 5% on getting $8.4 mln work order

Univastu India

27/10/2022 08:53

** Shares of construction company Univastu India Ltd
 UIVA.NS  rise as much as 5.1% to 75 rupees, their biggest
intraday percentage gain since Aug. 17
    ** The company received a work order of 693.4 mln Indian
rupees ($8.42 mln) for the construction of Haryana International
Habitat in Panchkula 
    ** More than 11,000 shares change hands by 0745 GMT vs
30-day avg of 9,296 shares
    ** Stock up 13% so far this year, up to last close
($1 = 82.3225 Indian rupees)
 (Reporting by Dimpal Gulwani in Bengaluru)
 ((dimpal.gulwani@thomsonreuters.com))