The announcement was made during trading hours today, 17 December 2018.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 213.45 points, or 0.59% to 36,176.38.

On the BSE, 306 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 334 shares in the past two weeks. The stock had hit a high of Rs 304.95 and a low of Rs 298.20 so far during the day.

The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 445 on 8 May 2018. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 256 on 4 October 2018.

The total order inflow during the financial year 2018-2019 stands at Rs 3529.19 crore.

Net profit of Ahluwalia Contracts (India) rose 20.9% to Rs 31.16 crore on 31.3% increase in net sales to Rs 439.20 crore in Q2 September 2018 over Q2 September 2017.

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) is one of the largest civil contractors in India.