NTPC jumped 5.44% to Rs 134.75 at 12:00 IST on BSE, a day after the company reported strong Q2 results.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 63.40 points, or 0.24%, to 26,901.54.
A spurt in volumes was witnessed on the counter. On BSE, so far 5.63 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with an average volume of 2.21 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit high of Rs 137.55 and low of Rs 128.10 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 164.70 on 12 March 2015. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 107.20 on 25 August 2015.
The large-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 8245.46 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
NTPC's net profit rose 39.9% to Rs 2898.28 crore on 5.25% rise in total income to Rs 18173.90 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014. The Q2 result was announced by the company during market hours yesterday, 29 September 2015. NTPC's installed capacity rose 2420 megawatts (MW) to 45548 MW, including rating difference in gas stations of 89 MW as on 30 September 2015 compared with installed capacity of 43128 MW as on 30 September 2014. Gross power generation including solar and hydro stations rose 8.5% to 60.159 BUs in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014.
NTPC said that during Q2 September 2015, four units of 200 megawatts (MW) each at Koldam Hydro Power Project have been declared commercial with effect from 18 July 2015.
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