Ashoka Buildcon Ltd shares soar as much as 7.2 per cent to a record high of Rs 207 in early trade on Wednesday.

At 11.30 am, the stock was trading up 0.73 per cent or Rs 1.40 at Rs 194.50 on the BSE.

The company has raised Rs 500 crore ($80.3 million) from a share sale to institutional investors, two sources directly involved in the deal told Reuters on Tuesday.

Demand for the shares on sale hit Rs 650 crore. Investors who bought shares include Singapore-based fund GMO, ICICI Prudential and Morgan Stanley.

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