Dalmia Bharat up on deal talks

The stock of the cement manufacturer is on the investors' radar on expec tations that it will acquire the cement business of Jaypee Group.

Dalmia Bharat's stock gained nearly 6% in the past two trading sessions. Jaypee, which has a capacity of close to 20 million tonnes of cement has announced the sale of 14 million tonnes of cement capacity to Dalmia Bharat, Shree Cement and UltraTech.