Britannia replaces HPCL in Nifty50 club; stocks rise up to 3%

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Shares of Britannia Industries rose over 1 per cent on Friday as the company replaced Hindustan Petroleum Corporation in the
Nifty50 today
The scrip jumped over 1 per cent to hit a high of Rs 3124
Later, the scrip was hovering at Rs 3100.30, up 0.40 per cent at 10:12 am
This was against 0.23 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex
Meanwhile, shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation were trading 2.82 per cent higher at Rs 280.75 on BSE. Six stocks, Bajaj Holdings
Investment, Divi's Laboratories, HDFC Asset Management Company, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Page Industries and United Breweries will
be included in the Nifty Next50
Earlier in the day, Britannia Industries opened at Rs 3117.90 on BSE against its previous closing of Rs 3087.85