Shares of Vedanta slipped nearly 5 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange after media report suggested that the Madras High Court ordered the group to halt construction at its Thoothukudi plant amid growing protest.
Reacting to news, stocks of the company declined as much as 4.84 per cent and touched an intra-day low of Rs 240.45 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
In a similar trend, shares of the firm were trading 1.31 per cent lower at Rs 249.35 apiece on the National Stock Exchange.
Meanwhile, the broader benchmark BSE Sensex was trading at 34,514.88, up 169.17 points, or 0.49 per cent at 12:20 hours.