Bhel recovers after 3-day 6.2% slide

On BSE, 2.88 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 4.23 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 197.20 and a low of Rs 187.60 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 272.45 on 5 October 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 174.50 on 28 March 2013. The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 24 May 2013, gaining 2.04% compared with the Sensex's 2.74% rise. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 5.88% as against Sensex's 2.01% gain. The large-cap state-run firm has equity capital of Rs 489.52 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2. Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) had declined 6.2% in three trading sessions to settle at Rs 192.85 on Friday, 24 May 2013, from a recent high of Rs 205.60 on 21 May 2013. Bhel reported weak Q4 results during market hours on 23 May 2013. The company's net profit fell 4.2% to Rs 3237.54 crore on 2.2% decline in net sales to Rs 18850.16 crore in Q4 March 2013 over Q4 March 2012. Bhel is the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy related/infrastructure sector. The company caters to the core sectors including power, transmission, industry, transportation, renewable energy, oil & gas and defence. ref: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bhel-recovers-after-3-day-6-2-slide-113052700583_1.html