Utilties stocks edge higher
Utilties stocks were trading in green, with the BSE Utilities index increasing 40.3 points or 0.84% at 4854.11 at 09:47 IST.
Among the components of the BSE Utilities index, JSW Energy Ltd (up 4.17%), Orient Green Power Company Ltd (up 3.6%),Va Tech Wabag Ltd (up 2.97%),Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (up 2.9%),NHPC Ltd (up 2.57%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Inox Green Energy Services Ltd (up 1.66%), EMS Ltd (up 1.35%), NTPC Ltd (up 1.32%), Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (up 1.31%), and Torrent Power Ltd (up 1.23%).
On the other hand, CESC Ltd (down 0.65%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (down 0.43%), and Adani Green Energy Ltd (down 0.17%) turned lower.
At 09:47 IST, the BSE SmallCap was up 303.26 or 0.66% at 46358.2.
The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was up 2.46 points or 0.02% at 14177.88.
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The Nifty 50 index was down 69.65 points or 0.3% at 22843.5.
The BSE Sensex index was down 231.77 points or 0.31% at 75504.19.
On BSE,2266 shares were trading in green, 869 were trading in red and 125 were unchanged.
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First Published: Feb 21 2025 | 10:00 AM IST