The stock rose 0.42% to 2,529.45 rupees as the BSE Sensex fell 0.15% to 77,844.52 in a broadly weak Thursday session.
Asian Paints ended 15.28% below its 52-week high of 2,985.50 rupees, reached on 4 December.
Among peers, Shalimar Paints gained 6.08%, while Jenson & Nicholson fell 4.83% and JSW Dulux slipped 1.00%; volume was 99,343 against a 50-day average of 71,986.
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