Bengaluru, June 20 -- The shares of prominent agrochemical companies gained up to 11 percent in today's trading session after the Ministry of Finance levied an Anti-Dumping duty on all the imports of Pretilachlor.

With a market capitalization of Rs 2,406.34 crore, the shares of India Pesticides Ltd were trading at Rs 208.95 per share, increasing around 8.10 percent as compared to the previous closing price of Rs 193.30 apiece.

The shares of India Pesticides Ltd have seen positive movement after the Ministry of Finance has levied Anti-Dumping duty on all the imports of Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate - 2, 6- Diethyl-n-(2-propoxyethyl) Aniline (also known as PEDA) originating in or exported from China for five years.

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