Stock market update: Power stocks up as market rises

NEW DELHI: Power shares closed higher in the Thursday's session.

Voltamp Transformers(up 11.13%), Inox wind(up 9.94%), DPSC(up 9.88%), GE Power India Limited(up 5.86%), PIGL(up 5.00%), K.P.I. Global Infras(up 4.99%), Indo Tech Transformers(up 4.99%), JSW Energy(up 4.97%), Karma Energy(up 4.95%) and Orient Green Power Company(up 4.93%) stood among the top gainers.

Suzlon Energy(down 1.40%), Kalpataru Power Transmission(down 0.66%) and SJVN(down 0.36%) were among the top losers of the day.


The NSE Nifty50 index ended 234.75 points up at 17401.65, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 776.5 points at 58461.29.

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 4.4%), HDFC(up 3.85%), Power Grid Corporation of India(up 3.52%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 2.8%), Tata Steel(up 2.76%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(up 2.74%), Tech Mahindra(up 2.65%), Grasim Industries(up 2.63%), Indian Oil Corporation(up 2.51%) and Bajaj Auto(up 2.43%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Cipla(down 0.74%), ICICI Bank(down 0.73%) and Axis Bank(down 0.52%) closed in the red.