Telecom shares rise; Vodafone Idea jumps over 7%

NEW DELHI: Telecom shares were trading with gains in Thursday’s afternoon session.

Shares of Vodafone Idea (up 7.63 per cent), Reliance Communications (up 4.83 per cent), GTPL Hathway (up 2.95 per cent) and Tejas Networks (up 2.87 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (up 2.64 per cent), Bharti Airtel (up 2.55 per cent), Vindhya Telelinks (up 1.39 per cent) and OnMobile Global (up 1.07 per cent) too were trading in the green.