CESC Ltd News

Power stocks: Buy in Summer, Sell in Winter; chart hints up to 27% upside

Here's a technical outlook on key power stocks - NTPC, Tata Power, NHPC, CESC and JSW Energy - as India braces for a hot summer. Track these key support and resistance levels to trade in power shares.

Nifty SmallCap index can break 22-month up trend; MidCap index may tank 12%

The Nifty SmallCap and MidCap indices have plunged up to 7% thus far in 2025 as against a near 2% fall in the Nifty 50 index. Chart shows broader indices on course to test multi-month support levels.

Paytm, Angel One, Kalyan Jewellers among 6 stocks with huge short build-up

Retail investors most bullish in last 7 months, with long-short ratio in index futures at 5:2. On the other hand, FIIs hold 5 bearish bets in index futures for ever long trade; shows NSE F&O data.

CESC Q3 results: Profit drops 6.3% to Rs 282 cr, declares interim dividend

Power generation and distribution company CESC Ltd on Friday reported 6.3 per cent dip in consolidated net profit at Rs 282 crore for December quarter FY25. The company had logged a net profit of Rs 301 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2023. Net regulatory income fell to Rs 300 crore in the quarter from Rs 560 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses rose to Rs 3,595 crore from Rs 3,497 crore. Total income also rose to Rs 3,657 crore in the quarter from Rs 3,301 crore a year ago. The board has declared an interim dividend of Rs 4.50 per equity share for the fiscal. The record date for eligible shareholders to receive the interim dividend is January 16, 2025.

CESC stock climbs 5% on plans to acquire electricity distribution co

Power utility firm CESC shares surged up to 5.17 per cent at Rs 182 a on the BSE in Monday's intraday deals

CESC secures LoI for Rs 871 cr deal to acquire Chandigarh power firm

After a nearly three-year wait because of legal wrangles, Eminent Electricity Distribution Ltd, a subsidiary of CESC Ltd, has received the Letter of Intent (LOI) for acquiring 100 per cent equity in a company responsible for electricity distribution and retail supply in Chandigarh. CESC, part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, had emerged as the highest bidder for the Rs 871-crore deal, securing the tender for the Chandigarh distribution business in 2021. However, the privatisation bid was challenged by trade unions. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently dismissed the petition filed by employees of the Chandigarh Power Department, clearing the way for privatising power distribution services in the union territory. We write to inform you that Eminent Electricity Distribution Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CESC Ltd, has received a Letter of Intent for acquiring 100 per cent shares in a distribution company responsible for electricity distribution and retail supply in the Union ...

CESC Q2FY25 results: Net profit grows 3% to Rs 373 cr on higher income

Power utility firm CESC Ltd on Tuesday reported a nearly 3 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 373 crore in the September 2024 quarter, aided by higher income. It posted a profit of Rs 363 crore during the three months ended September 2024, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company's total income rose to Rs 4,770 crore from Rs 4,414 crore in the year-ago period. Expenses stood at Rs 4,427 crore against Rs 4,314 crore a year ago.