Non-eventful power sector keeps index flat w-o-w
17 May 2016
In India, the previous week was a non-event for the power sector but global negative sentiment kept the index down.
Power sector stocks continue to remain lacklustre. The S&P BSE Power index has gained just 3% in the last two fiscals, while the S&P BSE Sensex during the period was up 13%.
The under-performance reflects low investor confidence in electricity producers.
Electricity generation picked up from January this year. Production is up 9% in the first three months and most of April also saw good growth. But from May the trend turned subdued.
The S&P BSE Power index decreased 1.98% to close at 1,824.39 on May 16, 2016 compared to 1,861.37 as on May 2. The highs and lows on May 16 were 1,845.80 and 1,822.04 respectively.
In a one-month period the index increased 3.40% and in three-month period the index increased 6.90%. However, it lost 10.10% from the same period last year.
During the 1-week period, most of the stocks on the S&P BSE Power closed in the negative zone. The maximum gain was registered by Suzlon Energy, with the stock increasing 5.19% to close at Rs 15.4 The maximum loss was registered by Jaiprakash Power, with the stock decreasing (-) 6.04% to close at Rs 4.2
Price movement of stocks on S&P BSE Power on May 16:
Company Name |
Price as on May 16, 2016 |
Price as on May 9, 2016 |
% Change |
Mkt Cap (Rs) |
ABB India |
1267.75 |
1252.1 |
1.2499 |
26864.68 |
Adani Power |
29.35 |
30.2 |
-2.81457 |
9785.11 |
Alstom T&D |
356 |
354.9 |
0.309946 |
9115.26 |
BHEL |
122.3 |
127.25 |
-3.88998 |
29934.15 |
CESC |
540.55 |
539 |
0.28757 |
7165.37 |
Crompton Greave |
61.6 |
59.7 |
3.18258 |
3855.32 |
GMR Infra |
11.86 |
12.47 |
-4.89174 |
7158.63 |
Jaiprakash Pow |
4.2 |
4.47 |
-6.04027 |
1233.96 |
JSW Energy |
69.95 |
68.55 |
2.042305 |
11472.18 |
NHPC |
21.45 |
21.1 |
1.658768 |
23746.58 |
NTPC |
136.6 |
143.15 |
-4.57562 |
112633.04 |
Power Grid Corp |
143.05 |
143.45 |
-0.27884 |
74837.89 |
PTC India |
65.1 |
63.6 |
2.358491 |
1927.01 |
Reliance Infra |
511.2 |
542.6 |
-5.78695 |
13444.05 |
Reliance Power |
48.85 |
51.15 |
-4.49658 |
13703.04 |
Siemens |
1163.85 |
1176.55 |
-1.07943 |
41447.06 |
Suzlon Energy |
15.4 |
14.64 |
5.191257 |
7731.58 |
Tata Power |
69.9 |
73.25 |
-4.57338 |
18905.36 |
Thermax |
747.4 |
750 |
-0.34667 |
8905.74 |
Torrent Power |
224.75 |
230.3 |
-2.4099 |
10801.86 |