KIOCL share price hits 20% upper circuit, touches 52-week high; here's why

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₹414.95 apiece on BSE. KIOCL stock price touched intraday high of ₹476.40 and low of ₹413.55. According to technical analysts, KIOCL stock price has given significant returns in last three month.

Even after this sharp run up, it has good price volume structure which indicates that this uptrend can continue going ahead. Due to the unavailability of iron ore fines and having to carry out maintenance, KIOCL's Pellet Plant Unit operating in Mangalore was temporarily discontinued on September 28, 2023. Also Read: ICICI Securities share price surges over 7% to touch 52-week high on robust Q2 results For two-straight trading sessions, KIOCL share price has shot up and has gained 44%.

As per trendlyne data, KIOCL stock price rose 156.06% and outperformed its sector by 93.24% in the past year. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! It was reported by The Hindu Businessline in August of this year that KIOCL, a premier iron-ore exporting unit and CPSE under the Steel Ministry, had written to the Ministry asking for its intervention in resolving issues with the Karnataka State government so that mining operations at the Devadari Iron Ore mines there could begin.

Also Read: CEAT shares surge over 10.5% to all-time high after Q2FY24 earnings beat market estimates The mine is situated in the Ballari area of Karnataka's Sandur Taluk. In 2024–2025, KIOCL intends to generate about 3 lakh tonnes annually, according to the Hindu Businessline news report. In order to facilitate the processes by bringing it up with the Karnataka Forest Department, the CPSE has requested assistance from the Steel Ministry in order to enter the forest