National Thermal Power Corporartion (NTPC) presently trades at Rs 169.60, up by 1.45 points or 0.86% from its previous closing of Rs 168.15 on the BSE. The stock opened at Rs 168.25, and touched a high of Rs 171 with a low of Rs 166. So far, 478,916 shares were traded on the BSE.

The BSE stock touched a 52-week high of Rs 291 and a 52-week low of Rs 113.

Government-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) board has approved Rs 6,037 crore investment for its super thermal power projects at Vindhyachal in Madhya Pradesh, Rihand in Uttar Pradesh and Korba in Chattisgarh.

The board has sanctioned Rs 5,915 crore for Vindhyachal project and okayed investments worth Rs 67.3 crore and Rs 545 crore for renovation and modernisation works at Rihand and Korba, respectively.