New Delhi, April 6 -- Great Eastern Shipping Company share price jumped 3.10% to Rs.1,484.20 in Monday's trading session despite sideways trends in the Indian stock market.

GE Shipping share price opened at Rs.1,444 apiece today, as compared to Rs.1,439 on Thursday last week.

Meanwhile, both Indian indices - Sensex and Nifty - continued its downward trend on Monday, April 6, after a flat opening, amid rising crude oil prices. The Sensex dropped 405 points, or 0.5%, to touch an early low of 72,914.16, while the Nifty 50 declined 121 points, or 0.5%, to 22,591.70.

In an exchange filing on April 6, the company said it has contracted to sell its 2007 built Medium Range Tanker Jag Prakash of about 47,848 dwt, to an unaffiliated third party....