New Delhi, March 12 -- KEC International share price jumped over 5% in early trade on Thursday after the company announced receipt of orders from Saudi Arabia, US and Africa despite the US-Iran war in the Middle East. KEC International shares rallied as much as 5.29% to Rs.576.80 apiece on the BSE.

However, the stock succumbed to the selling pressure amid a sharp decline in the broader Indian stock market today.

EPC major KEC International said it has secured new orders of Rs.1,476 crore for Transmission and Distribution projects in India, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

The RPG Group company said in a regulatory filing on March 11 that it received composite orders for 380 kV Transmission lines, Substations and EHV Cabling in...