NHPC gains on signing MoU with NLCIL for power trading

20 Feb 2019 Evaluate

NHPC is currently trading at Rs. 23.45, up by 0.05 points or 0.21% from its previous closing of Rs. 23.40 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 23.45 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 23.60 and Rs. 23.40 respectively. So far 74681 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 30.10 on 04-Apr-2018 and a 52 week low of Rs. 22.20 on 09-Oct-2018.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 24.25 and Rs. 23.25 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 23505.38 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 73.67%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 15.87% and 10.46% respectively.

NHPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India (NLCIL) in the area of Power Trading on February 18, 2019 at Chennai. As per MoU, NHPC and NLCIL will offer surplus power available with northern and north-eastern region to the bulk consumer in the southern region of the Country at affordable price. Both, NHPC and NLCIL are having category-I trading licence from CERC to trade power in whole of India.

NHPC is engaged in electric power generation by hydroelectric power plants. The company is also engaged in contracts, project management and consultancy works.

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