Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 39.05 points, or 0.21%, to 18,606.01
On BSE, 12.94 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against an average daily volume of 44.56 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 78.40 and a low of Rs 75.90 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 79 on 23 August 2010 and a 52-week low of Rs 23.90 on 14 September 2009.
The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 7 September 2010, gaining 28.09% compared with the Sensex's 2.76% rise. It also outperformed the market in past one quarter, surging 34.07% as against 11.11% rise in the Sensex.
The mid-cap low-cost air carrier has an equity capital of Rs 385.22 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
As a part of its international expansion plans, SpiceJet will reportedly flag off its first international flight from Delhi to Kathmandu on 7 October 2010, followed by flights from Chennai to Colombo on 9 October 2010. The flights to Colombo will be operated daily while those to Kathmandu will be operated 6 days a week.
A carrier can fly international only after it completes five years of operations and has a fleet of a minimum 20 aircraft. SpiceJet, with 21 aircraft in its fleet, completes five years of domestic operations this month and has already got the government's nod to fly on two more routes, reports added.
SpiceJet's net profit rose 109.64% to Rs 55.22 crore on 34.91% rise in net sales to Rs 707.86 crore in Q1 June 2010 over Q1 June 2009.