D-Street Newsmakers: Kalyan Jewellers, HCL Tech, Medplus Health among 6 stocks that hogged limelight today

Indian equity benchmarks amid buoyant sentiments ended strong in Monday's session. At the close, Sensex added 612 points or 0.75 per cent and settled at 81,698.11, while Nifty gained 0.76 per cent or 187.45 points at 25,010.6.  Here are the stocks that remained in limelight today:

HCL Technologies:

Amid sharp gains to the tune of more than 1 per cent in the Nifty IT index, shares of HCL Tech ended higher by over 4 per cent at Rs 1,731.95 per share.

Kalyan Jewellers:

Shares of the company ended nearly 5 per cent higher at Rs 616 after the government decreased the duty drawbacks applicable to gold and silver exports, confirming a Zee Business report.   

KEC International:

Shares ended nearly 2 per cent higher at Rs 853.9 as the company bagged a Rs 1,079 crore order.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories:

Shares ended partially lower at Rs 6,938.25 after recouping most of the early losses.

Ashoka Buildcon:

Ashoka Buildcon shares ended over 1 per cent higher at Rs 235.25 as the highway developer emerged the lowest bidder for a Rs 478-crore project of MMRDA.

Medplus Health:

As shares of the company witnessed heavy volumes, its stock ended marginally higher at Rs 637.65 per share.