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Balkrishna Industries jumps 4% on inking deal with Italy-based Pirelli

Balkrishna Industries moved higher.

· Business Standard Mkts

Balkrishna Industries stock traded at its highest point in October after the company inked an agreement with Pirelli to produce 800,000 branded premium car tyres in India.

Balkrishna Industries reported movement of 4%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.

Against that, the stock is +3.0% on the day at ₹2,100.00, and has returned +0.1% over three months. It sits 23% below its 52-week high. The auto sector has moved -6.6% over the same period, so Balkrishna Industries is running 6.7 points ahead of its peers.

For Balkrishna Industries, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the auto peer set alongside it.

  • The company directly in focus is BALKRISIND.
  • Sector exposure: Auto.
  • The immediate tone of coverage reads positive.