Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 147.34 points or 0.76% at 19,558.18.

On BSE, 8,430 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 66,746 shares in the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 959.90 and a low of Rs 945 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,096.15 on 17 May 2013. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 606 on 26 July 2012.

The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 4 July 2013, sliding 8.31% compared with the Sensex's 0.69% fall. The scrip had, however, outperformed the market in past one quarter, jumping 12.86% as against Sensex's 4.87% rise.

The large-cap healthcare company has equity capital of Rs 69.56 crore. Face value per share is Rs 5.

Shares of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise had declined 9.61% in four trading sessions to settle at Rs 938.65 on Thursday, 4 July 2013, from a recent high of Rs 1,038.55 on 28 June 2013.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's net profit rose 27.3% to Rs 75.52 crore on 13.9% growth in net sales to Rs 848.29 crore in Q4 March 2013 over Q4 March 2012.

Apollo Hospitals is one of Asia's largest healthcare groups with over 8,500 beds across 50 hospitals, and has significant presence at every touch-point of the medical value chain.