​Gainers & Losers: CE Infosystems, RailTel among 13 stocks that hogged limelight on Friday

Nishtha Awasthi, ETMarkets.com

Jun 21, 2024

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Following a decline from global peers, Indian headline equity indices closed in the red on Friday, dragged down by index heavyweights Reliance Industries, L&T, and HDFC Bank.The BSE benchmark Sensex declined 269 points or 0.35% to settle at 77,209. The broader NSE Nifty dropped 66 points or 0.28% to end at 23,501.Here are the stocks that were in action today:

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​Railway stocks

​Railway stocks like RailTel, IRFC, RVNL, Ircon International and Titagarh Rail Systems rallied from 3-9.5% today on BSE amid positive news flow.

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CE Infosystems

​Shares of CE Info Systems (MapMyIndia) rallied 4% to close at Rs 2,498.50 on BSE after the global brokerage firm Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on the stock with a 'buy' rating with a price target of Rs 2,800.

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Fertilizer stocks

Fertlizer stocks like Chambal Fertilizers, Rashtriya Chemicals, GNFC, Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals and Coromandel International fell between 5.5-7.5% on BSE today amid profit booking.

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Defence stocks

Defence stocks including GRSE and Cochin Shipyard fell by 6.24% to Rs 1,651 and 4.3% to Rs 2,242.60 respectively on BSE due to investors booking profit after a rally in the last few days.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of Economic Times)

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