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If you are among those who rush to invest in initial public offers (IPOs) of companies, you need to know how to decide which IPOs to invest in and which ones to avoid. If you go by the hype and the hoopla in the market, you may be in for a shock if the company goes down under.

KEC Internationalhas won new orders for a consideration of Rs. 1,010 crore. The stock of KEC International witnessed volatile trade where it hit a high and low of 2 per cent and 1.2 per cent, respectively and ultimately closed flat.

The company has received Letter of Acceptance from Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation for construction of access controlled on Nagpur-Mumbai super way. The company is also declared L1 for three other projects in Delhi and Karnataka.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.40 p.m. on August 31, 2018.

The markets on August 31, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,586.03, down by 104.07 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,654.45, down by 22.35 points.