NHPC Ltd gained 6.67% today to trade at Rs 73.71. The S&P BSE Utilities index is up 1.26% to quote at 5062.9. The index is up 10.76 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, Waaree Renewables Technologies Ltd increased 6.2% and Reliance Power Ltd added 4.15% on the day. The S&P BSE Utilities index went up 42.09 % over last one year compared to the 19.52% surge in benchmark SENSEX.

NHPC Ltd has added 22.36% over last one month compared to 10.76% gain in S&P BSE Utilities index and 3.56% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 10.99 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 32.52 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 74.28 on 05 Jan 2024. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 37.8 on 27 Feb 2023.