New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Extending gains to the eighth consecutive session, multibagger defence stock Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders climbed over half a per cent in morning trade on the NSE on Thursday, September 18. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders share price opened at Rs.3,008.50 against its previous close of Rs.2,997 and rose 0.70 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs.3,017.90.

Mazagon Dock shares have given a healthy return of 34 per cent year-to-date (YTD), while over the last year, the stock has risen 44 per cent, hitting a 52-week high of Rs.3,775 on May 29 and a 52-week low of Rs.1,918.05 on February 19 this year.

Over a five-year timeframe, the stock has delivered a multibagger return of nearly 3,480 per cent.

On December 27 last year, th...