Ambuja Cements has secured an estimated limestone resource of 42 million tonnes (MT) at a final bid price of 125.05% of value of mineral dispatched.

The company had participated in the e-auction tender of limestone block for Nandgaon Ekodi Limestone block in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra by the State Government of Maharashtra.

Total volume of shares traded on the bourses today was lower by 20.20% to 2,138,023 compared with 22-day average volume of 2,679,349.

Shares of the company gained Rs 2.6, or 1.05%, to trade at Rs 249.90. The total volume of shares traded was 88,950 at the BSE (10.15 a.m., Tuesday).