Shares of Coal India were down 0.46% at Rs 292.05.
Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 27.44 points or 0.15% at 18,656.59.
On BSE, 1.51 lakh NTPC shares changed hands as against average daily volume of 3.90 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 141.80 and a low of Rs 139.20 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 175.35 on 12 September 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 136.10 on 21 March 2013.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 25 June 2013, sliding 7.99% compared with the Sensex's 5.46% fall. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 2.91% as against Sensex's 0.28% fall.
The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 8245.46 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
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As per reports, NTPC has resolved its public spat with Coal India over quality and payment terms and agreed to sign fuel-supply agreement (FSA) with the state-run coal major. NTPC had earlier publicly challenged Coal India on various issues, particularly the quality of coal supplied, and said it would make payments only on the basis of quality of the fuel supplied. NTPC accounts for more than 35% of the quantity that Coal India supplies under the new FSAs. As per reports, Coal India's board is scheduled to consider the fuel pact at a meeting today, 26 June 2013, after which the final agreement will be signed.
NTPC's net profit jumped 68.9% to Rs 4381.61 crore on 1.2% growth in net sales to Rs 16461.84 crore in Q4 March 2013 over Q4 March 2012.
NTPC, India's largest power company, has presence in the entire value chain of power generation business. The Government of India (GoI) holds 75% stake in NTPC (as per the shareholding pattern as on 31 March 2013).
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