RailTel rallies 17% on institutional buying, up 52% over issue price

Shares of RailTel Corporation of India (RailTel) rallied 17 per cent to Rs 142.45 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in intra-day trade on Monday after the institutional investors bought a stake in the company via open market on its debut day on Friday.

The stock of the state-owned telecom infrastructure provider made a strong debut on the bourses as it got listed at a 28 per cent premium at Rs 120.60. With today’s rally, it has zoomed 52 per cent from its issue price of Rs 94.