NTPC, the country's largest power producer, gained on Tuesday after the company's board of directors accorded the investment approval for North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project (3x660 MW) to be implemented in the State of Jharkhand at an appraised current estimated cost of Rs 143.67 billion.

Shares of the company are trading at Rs 117.80, up Rs 0.8, or 0.68% at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday at 11:18 a.m.

The scrip has touched an intra-day high of Rs 118.60 and low of Rs 116.25. The total volume of shares traded at the BSE is 143,902.

In the earlier session, the shares climbed 0.73%, or Rs 0.84, at Rs 117. Currently, the stock is trading down 27.64% from its 52-week high of Rs 162.80 and above 6.22% over the 52-week low of Rs 110.90.