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PSU stock rises after ₹705 cr capex approval

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited's shares rose nearly 3% after the Board approved ₹705 crore for transformer procurement and restructuring plans. The stock is currently trading at ₹304.4, up from ₹296.6, with a market cap of ₹2.38 lakh crores.

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

on BSE
3%
capital expenditure
₹705 crore
into two entities
28 subsidiaries
market cap
₹2.38 lakh crores
currently trading
₹304.4

Shares of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited surged nearly 3% on BSE after the Board approved a ₹705 crore capital expenditure for transformer procurement. The company aims to enhance operational efficiency by consolidating 28 subsidiaries into two entities, pending regulatory approvals.

With a market cap of ₹2.38 lakh crores, the stock is currently trading at ₹304.4, reflecting a 9% return over the past year and 2% in the last month.

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The market after the news

POWERGRID closed +1.5% on the day of the news, from ₹297.60 to ₹302.10; Nifty −2.6% over the same session; futures OI −2.5%.

Bulletin at 16:04 IST on 20 Mar 2026. Every change is measured from ₹297.60, the last close before it, on 20 Mar. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • POWERGRID close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
POWERGRID closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it272.48297.60322.72axis spans 18%before the news · 20 Mar297.60Nifty 50POWERGRIDbulletinD0+1+3+516 Mar27 Mar9 AprFutures open interest, lotspeak 43,000Reference close ₹297.60. 16 sessions from 16 Mar to 9 Apr; the price axis spans 18 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 %
Before20 Mar₹297.60basebase
On the day23 Mar₹302.10▲ +1.5%▼ −2.6%+4.1 pp difference
+1 session24 Mar₹299.00▲ +0.5%▼ −0.9%+1.3 pp difference
+3 sessions27 Mar₹295.50▼ −0.7%▼ −1.3%+0.6 pp difference
+5 sessions1 Apr₹292.80▼ −1.6%▼ −1.9%+0.3 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.1%+0.39 on 23 Mar
Day's range, % · ₹
3.8%≈ 11 high to low
Volume on the day
1.40×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −2.5%−1,100 lots · short covering · price +1.5%
Futures OI open, lots
42,00023 Mar · 30 Mar expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−1.10−0.4% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.39from 0.35 the session before
Max pain
298from 298 the session before

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