NTPC share price falls 0.76% to ₹327 on September 16

Key Takeaways

• NTPC declined ₹2.50 or 0.76% to ₹327, with the closing price matching the session low after a narrow ₹3 trading range.
• The share ended only ₹11 above its 52-week low of ₹316 and remained below all three displayed moving averages.
• Every reported historical return period was negative, with the six-month reading weakest at -14.94%.

NTPC share price closed September 16 at ₹327, down ₹2.50 or 0.76%. The previous close was displayed at ₹330. NTPC also opened at ₹330, which was the session high, and later fell to ₹327. The closing price matched the day's low exactly.

Only ₹3 separated the highest and lowest prices. The same ₹3 represented the opening-to-closing movement. Volume reached 6,873,490 shares, while market capitalisation stood at ₹3,17,081 crore. The session was therefore unusually compressed in rupee terms.

NTPC also remained close to the bottom of its annual band. The 52-week low stood at ₹316, leaving the close just ₹11 higher. Its annual high was ₹414, a much larger ₹87 above the final value. The full ₹327–₹330 session took place within ₹14 of the 52-week low.

All three moving averages remained higher. The 50-day DMA was ₹341.60, a ₹14.60 gap. The 100-day DMA stood at ₹350, leaving the stock ₹23 lower. Its 200-day DMA was ₹353.30, or ₹26.30 above the September 16 close.

Historical returns were negative across every period shown. One month stood at -3.82%, three months at -6.06% and six months at -14.94%. The one-year return was much closer to flat at -1.24%. The six-month figure was therefore 13.70 percentage points weaker than the one-year reading.

September 16 added a 0.76% decline and ended with NTPC at both the daily low and near its 52-week low. The trading range was only ₹3, yet almost 6.9 million shares changed hands. The share also remained below all three moving averages, with the nearest still more than ₹14 above the final price.