A total of 72.27 lakh shares changed hands in nine bulk deals at an average price of Rs 172.60 per share.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 18 points, or 0.10%, to 17,537.26
On BSE, 88.88 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 4.50 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 180.90 and a low of Rs 171.30 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 239.30 on 7 October 2009 and a 52-week low of Rs 69 on 25 March 2009.
The mid-cap stock underperformed the market over the past one month till 18 March 2010, falling 1.47% compared with the Sensex's 7.30% rise. It also underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 4.59% as against rise of 4.78% in the Sensex.
The company's equity capital is Rs 38.57 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.
The current price of Rs 176.05 discounts the company's Q2 December 2009 annualized EPS of Rs 8.98 by a PE multiple of 19.60
Amtek Auto's net profit surged 72% to Rs 35.08 crore on 25.20% rise in net sales to Rs 302.18 crore in Q2 December 2009 over Q2 December 2008.
Amtek Auto is a leading Indian supplier of automotive components and an integrated automotive component manufacturer of forgings, machining and sub-assemblies.