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3 min read | Updated on August 20, 2026, 13:23 IST
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Trading volume in MMTC shares on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) jumped by 38.2 times to 3.45 crore shares compared with an average volume of 9.02 lakh shares.
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Balrampur Chini Mills shares rose as much as 14% to hit an intraday high of ₹740. | Image: Shutterstock
The Indian equity benchmarks held on to gains in noon deals on Thursday, August 20, on the back of a broad-based buying interest. The SENSEX rose as much as 604 points and NIFTY50 index touched an intraday high of 24,226 led by gains in index heavyweights like HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Axis Bank and Infosys.
As of 12:44 pm, the SENSEX was up 561 points at 77,470 and NIFTY50 index advanced 140 points to 24,219.
Trading volume on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) jumped by 38.2 times to 3.45 crore shares compared with an average volume of 9.02 lakh shares.
As many as 17.42 lakh shares changed hands on the BSE compared with an average of 93,000 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution announced that the government is imposing up to a 15-day stockholding limit for bulk buyers of sugar in an effort to cool down domestic prices and curb quantity hoarding.
This new limit will be effective from September 1, 2026, and shall remain in effect until the end of day on November 30, 2026, as per the official announcement.
Trading volume on the NSE jumped by 13.7 times to 1.33 crore shares compared with an average volume of 9.66 lakh shares.
Trading volume on the NSE rose by 7.9 times to 76.57 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 9.73 lakh shares.
As many as 2.28 lakh shares changed hands on the BSE compared with an average of 70,000 shares traded daily in the past two weeks.
Trading volume on the NSE soared by 5 times to 64 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 13.08 lakh shares.
A total of 5.96 lakh shares changed hands on the BSE compared with average two week volume of 1.14 lakh shares.
Trading volume on the NSE jumped by 4.2 times to 37.47 lakh shares compared with an average volume of 8.98 lakh shares.
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