NHPC Ltd rose 13.84% today to trade at Rs 27.55. The S&P BSE Power index is up 1.47% to quote at 2033.56. The index is up 7.12 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd increased 3.6% and K E C International Ltd added 1.57% on the day. The S&P BSE Power index went up 4.04 % over last one year compared to the 15.62% surge in benchmark SENSEX.

NHPC Ltd has added 13.61% over last one month compared to 7.12% gain in S&P BSE Power index and 0.93% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 68822 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 68759 shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 27.65 on 20 Jan 2020. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 20.85 on 02 Aug 2019.