MUMBAI: Shares of Hindalco Industries Ltd gained 5% on Tuesday after the company won bids for the Chakla coal block in Jharkhand.
Hindalco Industries Ltd stock closed at ₹179.25, up 5% from its previous close, while the benchmark index, Sensex settled 1.3% higher at 40,261.
The auctions for the coal block were conducted in two stages, the first of which was the submission of a technical bid, evaluated by the coal ministry. The bidders who qualified then submitted financial bids in which they detailed what percentage of revenue would be paid to the government. The announcement was made after market hours. Vedanta won the Radhikapur West coal block in Odisha.
