Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 113.72 points, or 0.58%, to 19,466.60.
On BSE, 6.06 lakh shares were traded in the counter compared with average volume of 1.91 lakh shares over the past two weeks.
The stock hit a high of Rs 130 and a low of Rs 122.35 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 166.30 on 19 October 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 112.90 on 16 May 2012.
The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 85 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.
Exide Industries' net profit fell 0.2% to Rs 104.09 crore on 17.3% growth in net sales to Rs 1462.15 crore in Q3 December 2012 over Q3 December 2011.
Exide Industries is a leading manufacturer of lead acid batteries for automotive, telecom, traction, UPS, naval, and motive power markets.