Utilties shares gain

Utilties stocks were trading in the positive zone, with the S&P BSE Utilities index rising 87.11 points or 1.59% at 5565.45 at 09:47 IST.

Among the components of the S&P BSE Utilities index, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (up 7.03%), JSW Energy Ltd (up 3.83%),Inox Green Energy Services Ltd (up 3.55%),Reliance Power Ltd (up 3.22%),Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd (up 3.2%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were SJVN Ltd (up 3.06%), NLC India Ltd (up 2.91%), CESC Ltd (up 2.85%), Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (up 1.8%), and Va Tech Wabag Ltd (up 1.53%).

On the other hand, Waaree Renewables Technologies Ltd (down 5%), Orient Green Power Company Ltd (down 4.97%), and Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (down 4.97%) moved lower.

 

At 09:47 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 80.57 or 0.11% at 72232.57.

The Nifty 50 index was up 44.05 points or 0.2% at 21974.55.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 100.57 points or 0.22% at 46585.22.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 99.38 points or 0.73% at 13739.53.

On BSE,1835 shares were trading in green, 1294 were trading in red and 87 were unchanged.

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