Power index dips, but may remain strong till Thurs
29 Mar 2016
March 29: The power index remained range-bound from Monday despite the negative trend in the Sensex.
Sudarshan Sukhani of S2Analytics said that the power sector will remain strong till the expiry of (Futures and Option) contracts of March 2016 on Thursday. Most of the stock market experts think that, as power scrips are fundamentally strong, they are able to resist the overall bearish tread and remain range-bound.
The S&P BSE Power index decreased 14.41 points (0.83%) to close at 1,717.85 on March 29 from the previous closing of 1,732.26. The highs and lows on March 29 were 1,745.46 and 1,712.38 respectively.
Global markets such as DAX and FTSE all were trading marginally down. The Sensex also followed the same trend.
The Sensex decreased 65.94 points (0.26%) to close at 24,900.46.
On March 29, most of the stocks on the S&P BSE Power closed in the red. The maximum gain was registered by Crompton Greaves, with the stock increasing 1.27% to close at Rs 47.9. The maximum loss was registered by Thermax, with the stock decreasing 2.86% to close at Rs 721.25.
Movement of S&P BSE Power over the last one year:
Price movement of stock of S&P BSE Power on March 28
Company Name |
Last |
Change |
%Chg |
Mkt Cap |
|
Price |
|
|
(Rs cr) |
ABB India |
1212.4 |
-23.8 |
-1.93 |
25691.77 |
Adani Power |
29.35 |
-0.75 |
-2.49 |
9785.11 |
Alstom T&D |
400 |
-9.7 |
-2.37 |
10241.86 |
BHEL |
111.1 |
-2.05 |
-1.81 |
27192.84 |
CESC |
459.55 |
-3.1 |
-0.67 |
6091.66 |
Crompton Greave |
47.9 |
0.6 |
1.27 |
2997.89 |
GMR Infra |
11.36 |
-0.06 |
-0.53 |
6856.83 |
Jaiprakash Pow |
4.51 |
-0.07 |
-1.53 |
1325.04 |
JSW Energy |
66.6 |
0.7 |
1.06 |
10922.76 |
NHPC |
21.85 |
0 |
0 |
24189.41 |
NTPC |
127.3 |
-2.05 |
-1.58 |
104964.8 |
Power Grid Corp |
138.3 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
72352.88 |
PTC India |
62.9 |
-0.45 |
-0.71 |
1861.89 |
Reliance Infra |
521.1 |
-1.65 |
-0.32 |
13704.41 |
Reliance Power |
46.05 |
-0.35 |
-0.75 |
12917.61 |
Siemens |
1061.25 |
-10.45 |
-0.98 |
37793.26 |
Suzlon Energy |
12.87 |
-0.13 |
-1 |
6461.39 |
Tata Power |
61.3 |
0.35 |
0.57 |
16579.38 |
Thermax |
721.25 |
-21.25 |
-2.86 |
8594.15 |
Torrent Power |
220.2 |
3.95 |
1.83 |
10583.18 |