NTPC inches higher on plan of importing 16 million tonnes of coal

04 Sep 2012 Evaluate

NTPC is currently trading at Rs 170.15, up by 0.80 points or 0.47% from its previous closing of Rs 169.35 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 169.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 170.50 and Rs 165.85 respectively. So far 65423 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 190.30 on 17-Feb-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs 138.95 on 16-May-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 172.55 and Rs 165.85 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 138853.62 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 84.50% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 11.74% and 3.76% respectively.

In a bid to bridge the shortfall of the fuel from the domestic sources, India’s NTPC is reportedly planning to import 16 million tonnes of coal in FY13 as against 12 million tonnes imported in FY12. The country’s largest power producer has decided to import the coal, rather than depending on designated trading agencies, to fuel its plants without any delays. Further, the country’s prominent power producer has placed orders for 9 million tonnes of coal.

NTPC is the largest power generating major in the country. It has also diversified into hydro power, coal mining, power equipment manufacturing, oil & gas exploration, power trading & distribution.

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