The stock had risen 2.10% to Rs 206.60 on Thursday, 30 September 2010, after the company announced the fresh orders during trading hours.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 127.89 points, or 0.64% at 20,197.01.

On BSE, 7,236 shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 75,623 shares in the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 213.50 and a low of Rs 210.25 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 245.95 on 26 April 2010 and a 52-week low of Rs 152 on 30 October 2009.

The stock has risen 5.32% in three trading sessions from a recent low of Rs 201.95 on 28 September 2009.

The mid-cap stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 30 September 2010, falling 1.05% compared with the Sensex's return of 11.30%. It had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 1.37% as against 13.38% rise in the Sensex.

The company has an equity capital of Rs 12.55 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

Ahluwalia Contracts (India)'s net profit rose 25.4% to Rs 24.32 crore on 26.3% increase in net sales to Rs 392.61 crore in Q1 June 2010 over Q1 June 2009.