Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 39.44 points, or 0.13% to 29,422.01.

On the BSE, 5.35 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far, compared with average daily volumes of 64.56 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 48.60 and a low of Rs 47.20 so far during the day.

The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 56.45 on 26 July 2016. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 38.20 on 24 November 2016.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 13 April 2017, rising 0.96% compared with 0.22% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 5.81% as against Sensex's 8.16% rise.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 2805.13 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

The company's consolidated net profit rose 23.31% to Rs 1104.16 crore on 0.94% rise in net sales to Rs 10395.65 crore in the year ended March 2017 over the year ended March 2016.

Reliance Power on its own and through its subsidiaries has a large portfolio of power generation capacity, both in operation as well as capacity under development.