Shakti Pumps shares surged as much as 11% in Wednesday's trading session amid positive sentiments on Dalal Street. The stock opened at ₹359 per share today, as compared to previous close of ₹355.80 on Monday.
It is to be noted that there is no fundamental trigger behind the significant rally in Shakti Pumps shares. The stock witnessed a spurt in its trading volume as around 95.32 lakh shares changed hands on NSE during the intraday session on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, opened Wednesday's session on a strong note, supported by foreign institutional inflows, better-than-expected September-quarter earnings and a continued decline in crude oil prices. The BSE Sensex surged 1,097.33 points to 82,186.92 in early trade, while the NSE Nifty 50 advanced 274.30 points to 25,317.55.
Shakti Pumps (India) reported a 12% year-on-year increase in consolidated revenue from operations to ₹746 crore in Q2 FY27, compared with ₹666.4 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. However, the company's profitability came under significant pressure during the quarter, with EBITDA declining 52.9% to ₹64 crore from ₹136 crore in Q2 FY26.
The company's EBITDA margin contracted sharply to 8.6% in the September quarter, compared with 20.4% in the year-ago period, reflecting pressure on operating profitability. Profit before tax (PBT) declined 59.3% year-on-year to ₹49.5 crore from ₹121.5 crore in Q2 FY26.