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CESC Limited · NSE · INE486A01021 · F&O · lot 3,625 · 272 sessions on record
₹131.62▼ −2.23 · −1.7%from ₹133.85 the session before · 1 Oct 2026 close · NSE end of day
Open
₹133.65
High
₹133.85
Low
₹129.75
Day's range
₹4.13.1% of the previous close
VWAP
₹131.49close +0.10% from it
Volume, shares
18 L0.91× the 20-session average
Turnover, ₹ crore
24
Trades
31,00059 shares per trade
Previous close
₹133.85−2.23 to the close
Price band, next session
₹118.45 – ₹144.8010% either side of the close · dynamic, widened in 5% steps when hit
Day range46% of the way up
₹129.75₹133.85
52-week range3% of the way up
₹129.75 1 Oct₹204.50 4 May

−36% from the high · +1.4% from the low

The desk read · 28 Augexpiry 28 Aug · 0 days
long unwinding
futures read
price −1.7% · OI −61.5%
+22.29
futures premium, ₹
+16.9% to spot ₹131.62
0.38
puts per call, by OI
by volume 0.85
165
max pain
+25% from the close
▼ −61.5%
futures OI on the day
−840 lots · 530 open

Long unwinding into a 0-day expiry: futures OI −61.5% on a −1.7% day, the most call OI sits at 170, the most put OI at 150, max pain 165.

Futures and options

28 Aug close · lot 3,625 · NSE end of day

CESC futures closed at ₹153.91, +16.9% to spot, with 100% of open interest in the 28 Aug contract, and the 135 straddle prices a move of about ±31% by expiry.

Futures by expiryall 1 contracts NSE lists on the stock · basis against the spot close ₹131.62
Futures by expiry, basis against the spot close ₹131.62
ExpiryClose ₹Basis ₹ · %Annualised %OI lots · on the dayShare of OI %Contracts traded
28 Aug0 days₹153.91+22.29+16.9%0.00%530▼ −61.5% · −840 lots1002,100

0.00% of futures OI sits beyond the 28 Aug contract · 30 of 48 listed contracts traded · 2,000 option contracts changed hands

Options28 Aug expiry · 0 days

The 135 straddle closed at ₹40.45 (call 37.85 + put 2.60), pricing a move of about ±31% by the 28 Aug expiry. In the last 271 windows of 1 sessions, CESC moved more than that 0 times.

Call OI, lots
2,20080 L shares
Put OI, lots
84031 L shares
Puts per call, by OI
0.38by volume 0.85
Max pain
165+25% from the close
Contracts traded
30 of 48listed for this expiry
Open interest by strike, lotstop three strikes each side
Calls
Strike
Puts
290
185
300
180
360
170
165
100
158
92
150
110
Open interest added on the day, lotsthree largest additions each side
Calls
Strike
Puts
183
+1.0
+25
163
+28
160
+56
158
140
+1.0
Close ₹ · Nifty 50 rebased to the first close · futures open interest by the day's build-up126 sessions to 1 Oct · axis fixed at 4 × ATR-14 around the last close
272 sessions on file · from 28 Aug
CESC close and futures open interest over the last 126 sessions, with Nifty 50 rebased to the first close119.41159.06198.72axis spans 66%Nifty 50CESC1 Apr6 Jul1 Oct126 sessions from 1 Apr to 1 Oct; the price axis spans 66 percent.

The market after the news

close against the last close before each bulletin · Nifty 50 over the same sessions

After the last 2 bulletins, CESC closed higher five sessions later in 1 of 2.

Close after each bulletin on the day, one session later and five sessions later, with Nifty 50 and futures open interest
BulletinDay of the news1 session later5 sessions laterFutures OI on the day
12 FebCESC subsidiary awarded 1200 MW wind power project▼ −2.4%Nifty −1.3% · −1.1 pp▲ +0.3%Nifty −0.5% · +0.8 pp▲ +0.9%Nifty −0.9% · +1.8 pp—
1 DecCESC plans to double PAT by 2030 with expansion▲ +0.3%Nifty −0.6% · +0.9 pp▲ +1.7%Nifty −0.7% · +2.4 pp▼ −3.7%Nifty −1.3% · −2.4 pp—
2 of 2 bulletins

Quarterly results

consolidated · latest filed 13 Aug, 05:30 pm IST · NSE filings

Revenue ₹5,485 cr; profit ₹419 cr in the Jun 2026 quarter, consolidated.

Last 2 quarters, consolidated₹ crore as filed · year on year against the same quarter a year earlier · market: close on the first session after the filing against the last close before it, Nifty 50 over the same session
Quarterly results of CESC on the consolidated basis with the market's move on the first session after each filing
QuarterRevenue ₹ crRevenue YoYProfit ₹ crProfit YoYEPS ₹Market on the day
Jun 2026filed 13 Aug₹5,485 cr—₹419 cr—3.03▲ +1.8%Nifty −0.1% · +1.9 pp
Mar 2026filed 6 May · audited₹4,096 cr—₹459 cr—3.31▲ +0.9%Nifty 0.0% · +0.9 pp

Fundamentals

consolidated · filings to Jun 2026 · close ₹131.62 on 1 Oct

1.3 times book value, a 18% dividend yield, market cap ₹17,000 cr.

Valuationarithmetic on filings and the close · each cell names what it rests on · — where an input is missing
Market cap
₹17,000 cron 1 Oct · free float ₹8,400 cr
Price to earnings
—fewer than four consecutive quarters filed
Trailing EPS
—fewer than four consecutive quarters filed
Price to book
1.3consolidated · balance sheet to Mar 2026
Book value a share
₹99.50consolidated · balance sheet to Mar 2026 · over NSE's share count
Debt to equity
1.6borrowings over equity · consolidated · balance sheet to Mar 2026
Return on equity
—needs two filed balance sheets
Dividend yield
18%₹24.00 a share in 365 days
Face value
₹1a share
Shares outstanding
133 cron 1 Oct
Growthsums of the four quarters filed to Jun 2026 · growth against the four quarters before them · consolidated
Revenue, trailing 12 months
—fewer than four consecutive quarters filed
Revenue growth, 12 months
—needs eight consecutive quarters filed
Revenue 3-year CAGR
—needs twelve consecutive quarters filed
Profit, trailing 12 months
—fewer than four consecutive quarters filed
Profit growth, 12 months
—needs eight consecutive quarters filed
Profit 3-year CAGR
—needs twelve consecutive quarters filed
PeersBSE sub-group Integrated Power Utilities · F&O stocks with filings on record · industry P/E 27, market caps over trailing profit of 2 stocks
Stocks in the BSE sub-group Integrated Power Utilities with market cap, price to earnings and price to book
StockMarket cap ₹P/EP/BClose ₹
ADANIPOWERAdani Power Limited3,80,000 cron 1 Oct27consolidated5.7₹196.20
TATAPOWERTata Power Company Limited1,10,000 cron 1 Oct29consolidated2.4₹350.15
TORNTPOWERTorrent Power Limited63,000 cron 1 Oct—3.2₹1,242.90
CESCCESC Limited17,000 cron 1 Oct—1.3₹131.60
RELINFRAReliance Infrastructure Limited————

Shareholding

quarter to 30 Jun · none pledged · NSE filings

Promoters hold 52.1%, foreign portfolio investors 11.4%, mutual funds 18.3% and insurance companies 7.8%, as filed for the quarter to 30 Jun.

By category, last 2 quarterspercent of shares · beneath each figure, the change in percentage points against the previous quarter on file
Shareholding of CESC by category over the last 2 quarters with the change against the previous quarter
Category30 Jun31 Mar
Promoters52.110.00 pp52.11
Foreign portfolio investors11.45▼ −0.14 pp11.59
Mutual funds18.27▲ +0.17 pp18.10
Insurance companies7.84▼ −0.28 pp8.12
Banks and financial institutions0.03▲ +0.01 pp0.02
Individual investors8.49▲ +0.31 pp8.18
Bodies corporate0.61▼ −0.13 pp0.74
Government0.010.00 pp0.01
Other foreign holders0.08▼ −0.01 pp0.09
Others1.11▲ +0.05 pp1.06

Corporate actions

NSE and BSE records

Nothing upcoming on record; the last was a dividend of ₹6.00 a share, ex-date 19 Aug 2026.

Actionsex-dates · upcoming first, then the last eight · dividends in rupees a share, bonus and split as ratios
Corporate actions of CESC, upcoming first, then the most recent
Ex-dateActionAmount or ratioRecord dateSource
recent
19 Aug 2026dividend₹6.0019 Aug 2026BSE
27 Oct 2025dividend₹6.0027 Oct 2025BSE
16 Jan 2025dividend₹4.5016 Jan 2025BSE
13 Aug 2024otherAnnual General Meeting——NSE
1 Feb 2024dividend₹4.501 Feb 2024BSE
Calendaras notified to the exchange
Next results
—no board meeting notified yet
Dividends in 365 days
₹24.00a share · ex-dates inside the year
Last dividend
₹6.00ex-date 19 Aug 2026

Price history

272 sessions on record · to 1 Oct · NSE end of day

CESC is −10.1% over 20 sessions against Nifty's −6.2%, 36% below its 52-week high, realised volatility 21% annualised.

Returns against Nifty 50longest window first · Nifty 50 over the same sessions
Returns of the stock and Nifty 50 over six windows, longest first
WindowFrom ₹CESC %Nifty 50 %Difference pp
250 sessionssince 26 Sept₹163.54▼ −20%▼ −9.1%−10
120 sessionssince 9 Apr₹156.62▼ −16%▼ −5.7%−10
60 sessionssince 8 Jul₹163.79▼ −20%▼ −6.1%−14
20 sessionssince 2 Sept₹146.44▼ −10%▼ −6.2%−3.9
5 sessionssince 24 Sept₹139.89▼ −5.9%▼ −2.8%−3.1
1 sessionsince 30 Sept₹133.86▼ −1.7%▼ −0.88%−0.79
Averages of the closeclose against each average
5-session average
₹135.08close −2.6% from it
20-session average
₹141.94close −7.3% from it
50-session average
₹152.74close −14% from it
200-session average
₹162.05close −19% from it
Range and volumetrue range over 14 sessions · high to low over 20 · volume against the 20-session average
Average true range, 14
₹3.12.3% of the close
Average day's range, 20
₹3.22.5% of the close
Volume against 20 sessions
0.91×18 L vs 20 L average
Volatility and co-movement with Nifty 50annualised from daily log returns · counts share one denominator per cell
Realised volatility, 20
21%≈ ±1.3% a session · moved more than that on 9 of 20
Realised volatility, 60
21%≈ ±1.4% a session · moved more than that on 19 of 60
Realised volatility, 250
28%≈ ±1.8% a session · moved more than that on 73 of 250
Beta to Nifty, 60
0.53moved with Nifty on 30 of 60 sessions
Beta to Nifty, 250
0.78moved with Nifty on 152 of 250 sessions
Up and down sessionscloses above and below the previous close
Last 20 sessions
5 up · 15 downof 20
Last 60 sessions
23 up · 37 downof 60
Last 250 sessions
112 up · 137 downof 249
Best session, 250
▲ +6.0%4 May
Worst session, 250
▼ −6.0%5 May

CESC Limited is in 17 NSE indices

all 17 indices

2 bulletins on CESC

latest 12 Feb 2026

About CESC Limited

exchange masters as of 18 Sept 2026 · classification by BSE
Company
CESC Limited
Exchange
NSE · BSE 500084, group A
Listed on NSE
8 Feb 1995
Classification
Utilities › Power › Integrated Power Utilities
Index
BSE 500
Face value
₹1 a share
ISIN
INE486A01021
Sessions on record
272
Price source
NSE UDiFF bhavcopy · end of day · delayed
Filings
NSE and BSE public disclosures · results, shareholding and corporate actions as filed
Computed
1 Oct, 09:18 pm IST
Bulletins
2 · written by the desk · not a recommendation

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