KEC International, a RPG Group infrastructure EPC major, witnessed a rise in share price on Friday after it  has secured new orders valuing Rs 6.22 billion in its transmission & distribution, cables and cables businesses.

In transmission & distribution business, the company has secured orders in India, Kenya and the America`s amounting to Rs 5.10 billion.

Shares of the company are trading at Rs 140, up Rs 6.35, or 4.75% at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Total volume of shares traded on the bourses today was higher by 866.67% to 1,886,611 compared with 22-day average volume of 195,165.