Key benchmark indices are trading lower in early trade on selling pressure in index pivotals as trading resumed after long weekend. At 9:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 390.27 points or 0.78% at 49,639.56. The Nifty 50 index was down 99.40 points or 0.67% at 14,767.95.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was down 0.47%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 0.53%.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, is negative. On the BSE, 882 shares rose and 1158 shares fell. A total of 142 shares were unchanged.
Meanwhile, in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray-led state government on April 4 imposed new curbs to control the transmission rate of the contagion. Maharashtra will be put under night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am from April 5.
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NTPC completes trial operation of Unit-2 of 660MW capacity at Nabinagar Super Thermal Project
Posted On: 2021-04-01 05:44:14 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA)
Based on achievement of approved norms, Unit-2 of 660 MW capacity of Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project (3 x 660 MW) of Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited) has successfully completed trial operation and consequently included in the installed capacity of NTPC Group w.e.f. 31.03.2021.
With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC group has become 65150 MW respectively.
Shares of NTPC LTD. was last trading in BSE at Rs.107.75 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 106.45. The total number of shares traded during the day was 343692 in over 1715 trades.