Omkar Speciality Chemicals shares jumped on Wednesday after the company's claim for process patent has been accepted by the Patents Office. The process patent has been issued for an advance intermediate namely "5-IODO-2-METHYLBENZOIC ACID", having special applications in pharmaceutical industry.

Shares of the company are trading at Rs 152, up Rs 5.05, or 3.44% at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday at 10:01 a.m.

The scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 161 and low of Rs 148.75. The total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 26,418.