Quick Heal Tech jumps on bagging US patent for anti-ransomware technology

Quick Heal Technologies was up 2.36% to Rs 167.30 at 09:51 IST on the BSE after the company said that it has been granted a patent for its anti-ransomware technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The announcement was made after market hours on Friday, 5 July 2019.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down by 428.06 points, or 1.08% to 39,085.33.

On the BSE, 3471 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 9722 shares in the past two weeks. The stock had hit a high of Rs 169.95 and a low of Rs 166.10 so far during the day. It hit a 52-week high of Rs 287 on 3 September 2018 and a 52-week low of Rs 150.40 on 18 June 2019.