The company announced the new order win during trading hours today, 20 December 2010.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 58.81 points, or 0.30%, to 19,806.04.

On BSE, 30,052 shares were traded in the counter compared with the average volume of 1.57 lakh shares in past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 79.90 and a low of Rs 76.20 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 103.70 on 15 October 2010 and a 52-week low of Rs 70.45 on 22 March 2010.

The small-cap stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 16 December 2010, declining 13.25%. The BSE Sensex had remained unchanged over the past one month till 16 December 2010. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 15.44% as against 2.30% rise in the Sensex.

The company has an equity capital of Rs 18.57 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

Elecon Engineering Company's net profit rose 31.9% to Rs 14.21 crore on 9.6% increase in net sales to Rs 279.49 crore in Q2 September 2010 over Q2 September 2009.