India’s biggest cigarette maker, ITC zoomed 8.93% to Rs 165.85 and topped gainers in ‘A’ group shares on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). It gained on speculation that a noteworthy enhancement in cigarette sales may improve the company’s income this year. ITC will declare Q1 June 2007 results on 27 July 2007. The other performers of the day include Mastek, Pidilite Industries, Thermax, Housing Development and Infrastructure.

Castrol India zoomed 11.03% to Rs 280.35 and lead gainers path in BSE's ‘A’ group shares.

Jindal Stainless climbed up 4.71% to Rs 162.25 on reporting 62.6% increase in net profit in Q1 June 2007.

The company declared the Q1 results in market hours yesterday, 23 July 2007, when the stock benefited 2.07% up at Rs 154.95.

The 30-share index opened at 15,802.19 and is presently trading sturdily. It also touched its all-time high of 15,828.98. The stocks from telecom, auto, IT and banking led the advancements.

After opening on a strong note at 15,560.57, the 30-share index i

On securing a Rs 1,829-crore order today, Bharat Heavy Electricals galloped about 8.61% to Rs 1,790.

Nearly 3.06 lakh shares had traded on the BSE counter.

In intra-day trade today, the Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) stock also struck an record high of Rs 1,798 after it secured a Rs 1,829-crore order for fabricating and establishing three 500-MW thermal power units in Haryana.