On Monday it was the turn of NHPC to face the music at the bourses. After hitting an intra-day low of Rs 18.15 on the NSE on Monday, the stock closed at Rs 19.7, falling 24 per cent over Friday’s close. Even on Friday, it fell about 5 per cent on the NSE. Monday’s fall was accompanied by heavy volumes with 25.87 crore shares changing hands on the NSE, of which 38.5 per cent was up for delivery, indicating some value buying too at lower levels. On the BSE, another 9.85 crore shares changed hands. The mini-ratna company has clarified to the exchanges that “as far as fundamentals of the company go, there is no change that affects the major price movement. In our opinion, there is no issue in the Finance Bill which has any adverse effect on the hydro sector.”'But the midday clarification failed to arrest the slide, as the fall accelerated towards close. Arun Kejriwal of KRIS Securities said: “One should not view the NHPC saga in isolation.”

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