Share price of Ambuja Cements rises as Nifty weakens
economictimes.indiatimes.comAmbuja Cements Ltd. gained 0.17 per cent to Rs 626.5 in Friday's trade as of 11:06AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 634.75 and low of Rs 624.05 during the session.
The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 8.62 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:06AM shares and turnover at Rs 3.49 crore around that time. The stock of Ambuja Cements Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 649.0 and 52-week low prices of Rs 376.0, respectively.
The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.44.
Promotor/FII Holding Promoters held 70.29 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2024, while FIIs held 9.89 per cent and domestic institutional investors had 5.37 per cent.
Key Financials The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 9127.45 crore for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2024, up 9.67 per cent from previous quarter's Rs 8322.45 crore and up 10.63 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 8250.45 crore. Net profit after tax for the latest quarter stood at Rs 1055.16 crore, up 63.61 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.
Technicals
The MACD signalled a bearish bias on the counter. The MACD is known for signalling trend reversals in traded securities or indices. It is the difference between the 26-day and 12-day exponential moving averages. A nine-day exponential moving average, called the signal line, is plotted on topof the MACD to reflect «buy» or «sell» opportunities. When the MACD crosses below the signal line, it gives a bearish signal,
