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Citi maintains buy rating on NTPC with 40% upside potential

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

indicating
39.7% upside potential
in consolidated net
11.8% rise
net profit
₹6,721 cr

Brokerage firm Citi has reiterated its 'Buy' rating on NTPC, projecting a target price of ₹485, indicating a 39.7% upside potential. This follows strong Q1 FY27 results, where NTPC reported a 11.8% rise in consolidated net profit to ₹6,721 cr. The positive outlook is supported by growth in regulated equity and a robust capacity pipeline across various projects.

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OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 27 Jul 2026, 16:02 IST.

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The market after the news

NTPC closed −2.0% on the day of the news, from ₹350.80 to ₹343.75; Nifty 0.0% over the same session; futures OI −4.8%.

Bulletin at 16:02 IST on 27 Jul 2026. Every change is measured from ₹350.80, the last close before it, on 27 Jul. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • NTPC close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
NTPC closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it326.95350.80374.65axis spans 15%before the news · 27 Jul350.80Nifty 50NTPCbulletinD0+1+3+521 Jul31 Jul11 AugFutures open interest, lotspeak 97,000Reference close ₹350.80. 16 sessions from 21 Jul to 11 Aug; the price axis spans 15 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before27 Jul₹350.80basebase
On the day28 Jul₹343.75▼ −2.0%0.0%−2.0 pp difference
+1 session29 Jul₹343.50▼ −2.1%▲ +1.1%−3.1 pp difference
+3 sessions31 Jul₹347.25▼ −1.0%▲ +1.6%−2.6 pp difference
+5 sessions4 Aug₹343.65▼ −2.0%▲ +2.6%−4.6 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.2%−0.84 on 28 Jul
Day's range, % · ₹
2.3%≈ 7.9 high to low
Volume on the day
1.33×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −4.8%−4,400 lots · long unwinding · price −2.0%
Futures OI open, lots
88,00028 Jul · 28 Jul expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−0.75−0.2% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.24from 0.29 the session before
Max pain
353from 353 the session before

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