NTPC rose 0.55% to Rs 147.50 at 14:17 IST on BSE after a block deal of 5 lakh shares was executed on BSE at Rs 146.75 per share at 12:31 IST.
Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 214.25 points or 1.01% at 21,025.11.
On BSE, 6.27 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 3.03 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock was volatile. The stock rose as much as 0.92% at the day's high of Rs 148.05 so far during the day. The stock lost as much as 1.15% at the day's low of Rs 145 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 170.70 on 8 November 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 122.65 on 28 August 2013.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 3 November 2013, advancing 1.91% compared with the Sensex's 6.72% rise. The scrip had, however, outperformed the market in past one quarter, jumping 12.89% as against Sensex's 10.83% rise.
The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 8245.46 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
NTPC's net profit declined 20.7% to Rs 2492.90 crore on 0.9% growth in net sales to Rs 16272.27 crore in Q2 September 2013 over Q2 September 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 30 September 2013).
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