Whirlpool shares up 8 percent

Bangalore: The Whirlpool India stock was among the top gainers of the after climbing over eight percent from its previous close. Having started trade at 159, the stock touched its 52 week high of 173.30 before closing at 171.85, a gain of 8.25 percent. Through the day, 528,682 shares of Whirlpool were traded with the current P/E ratio of the stock at 20.86. The 52 week stock price chart is on the left.

Whirlpool is an India-based company, which is involved in manufacturing and marketing of home appliances. The company owns three manufacturing facilities at Faridabad, Pondicherry and Pune. The company's brands include Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, Bauknecht and Gladiator. The company's products include refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner and water purifier.

Recently, the company had said that it aimed at achieving a 15 percent market share in the airconditioning segment by the year 2012. DSP BlackRock Micro Cap Fund - Regular Plan holds the highest number of shares in the stock with 924,972 shares in its portfolio.