Sensex down; BSE stock zooms by more than 7 per cent

On Monday, when Sensex is struggling and is down in red, the share price of BSE Ltd is exciting lot of investors. At one point, its stock jumped by more than 12 per cent on an intraday basis.

At around 12.15 pm, the stock price of BSE Ltd witnessed a sudden spurt by 12.21 per cent from its previous close of Rs 493.30 and was seen trading near Rs 555.45 per share, close to the intraday high of Rs 558.70 per share. The stock later was trading at Rs 533.60, up by 7.80 per cent or Rs 38.60 per share. Its 52-week high is Rs 590 and the 52-week low is Rs 275 on BSE. The stock has gained by 4.63 per cent on a YTD basis and has registered a remarkable increase by 84.65 per cent since March 23, 2020 (the day on which domestic markets touched their lowest level since the beginning of 2020).

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) share price also saw a sudden surge in the stock price by around 4.83 per cent. The stock was seen trading at Rs 1,577.20 per share on NSE.