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PFC approves ₹1.6 lakh crore borrowing plan for FY27

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

through domestic instruments
₹1.1 lakh crore
via foreign currency
₹20,000 crore
date set
23 Mar 2026

Power Finance Corporation has approved a borrowing plan of ₹1.6 lakh crore for FY27, aimed at supporting the power sector's financing needs. This includes ₹1.1 lakh crore through domestic instruments and ₹20,000 crore via foreign currency borrowings. Additionally, PFC declared a fourth interim dividend of ₹3.25 per share for FY26, with a record date set for 23 Mar 2026.

This strategic move may enhance liquidity in the power sector and positively impact investor sentiment.

Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

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The market after the news

PFC closed +3.4% on the day of the news, from ₹418.05 to ₹432.25; Nifty +0.8% over the same session; futures OI +4.3%.

Bulletin at 07:20 IST on 18 Mar 2026. Every change is measured from ₹418.05, the last close before it, on 17 Mar. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • PFC close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
PFC closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it379.50416.75454.00axis spans 20%before the news · 17 Mar418.05Nifty 50PFCbulletinD0+1+3+511 Mar23 Mar6 AprFutures open interest, lotspeak 53,000Reference close ₹418.05. 16 sessions from 11 Mar to 6 Apr; the price axis spans 20 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 %
Before17 Mar₹418.05basebase
On the day18 Mar₹432.25▲ +3.4%▲ +0.8%+2.6 pp difference
+1 session19 Mar₹411.85▼ −1.5%▼ −2.5%+1.0 pp difference
+3 sessions23 Mar₹398.00▼ −4.8%▼ −4.5%−0.3 pp difference
+5 sessions25 Mar₹403.45▼ −3.5%▼ −1.2%−2.3 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.7%+2.88 on 18 Mar
Day's range, % · ₹
3.9%≈ 16 high to low
Volume on the day
1.94×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +4.3%+2,200 lots · long build-up · price +3.4%
Futures OI open, lots
53,00018 Mar · 30 Mar expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−3.40−0.8% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.48from 0.45 the session before
Max pain
415from 410 the session before

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