Shares of GPT Infraprojects surged up sharply on Thursday after the company announced bagging the massive order.

What Happened: The company on Thursday informed the exchanges that it had been declared the lowest bidder for an order from railway major RVNL. The contract is worth around ₹554 crore. The order involves the construction of various infrastructure elements for the Six Lane Elevated Kona Expressway in West Bengal.

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Share of the micro-cap company the were trailing in the red on Thursday surged up sharply after the announcement was made. Shares of the company surged up 5% to hit an intraday high of ₹256.80 — close to its 52-week high of ₹259.90.

With a market cap of around ₹1,400 crore, the micro-cap stock is engaged in the execution of civil and infrastructure projects, especially large bridges and ROBs for Railways.

Its manufacturing units are located at Panagarh (West Bengal), Ladysmith (South Africa), Tsumeb (Namibia) and Eshiem (Ghana).

Price Action: Shares of GPT Infra were locked in the 5% upper circuit to at ₹181.70 on Thursday.

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