Manaksia Aluminium hits 5% upper circuit on strong buying; weak delivery raises caution

Manaksia Aluminium Company Ltd’s stock rose by 4.99 per cent and hit its upper limit. It closed at INR 24.61(USD 0.26), which was also the highest price of the day. Since it reached the limit, trading stopped at that level. There were buyers in the market, but no sellers.

The stock, trading in the BE series with a 5 per cent daily price band, hit an intraday high of INR 24.61 – the same as its closing level – effectively capping further upside. Total traded volume stood at 35.374 thousand shares, with turnover at approximately INR  0.86 million, reflecting constrained activity due to the price lock.

On 2 April 2026, about 9,900 shares were taken for delivery. This was around 10.25 per cent lower than the 5-day average. This drop suggests that the recent rise, including the upper circuit on 6 April, may be due to short-term trading rather than long-term buying.

On a circuit day, total trading is limited because the price is locked. But delivery data shows whether people are actually holding the shares or just trading them within the day. Since delivery has gone down, it raises doubts about how strong and reliable this price rise is.

The stock is now above its 5-day average price. But it is still below the 20-day, 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day averages. This shows that the stock has gained in the short term, but the longer-term trend is still weak. In the last three days, the stock has gone up by about 13.2 per cent. But it has not crossed important higher levels yet.

The company has a market value of around INR 1570 million (USD 16.89 million), which makes it a micro-cap stock. These stocks usually have low trading activity and fewer buy and sell orders. Because of this, price limits like upper circuits have a bigger impact.