NTPC Ltd soars 1.99%, rises for third straight session

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The stock is quoting at Rs 164.05, up 1.99% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. is down 2.93% in last one year as compared to a 17.43% gain in and a 21.17% gain in the Energy index.

rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 164.05, up 1.99% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark is up around 0.04% on the day, quoting at 11575.5. The Sensex is at 38325.43, up 0.1%. has added around 4.19% in last one month.

Meanwhile, index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has added around 8.18% in last one month and is currently quoting at 15622.4, up 0.32% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 31.23 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 47.76 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark August futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 163.7, up 1.84% on the day. NTPC Ltd is down 2.93% in last one year as compared to a 17.43% gain in NIFTY and a 21.17% gain in the index.

The PE of the stock is 12.89 based on earnings ending June 18.

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First Published: Thu, August 23 2018. 13:06 IST