New Delhi, July 9 -- Adani Power's share price climbed 2 per cent in intraday trade on Wednesday, July 9, defying weak market sentiment. Adani Power shares opened at Rs.600.20 against their previous close of Rs.599.70 and climbed nearly 2 per cent to an intraday high of Rs.609.95. The stock traded 0.71 per cent up at Rs.603.95 around 11:35 AM, looking set to extend gains to the third consecutive session. Equity benchmark Sensex was almost flat at 83,734 at that time.

Adani Power share price has clocked a decent gain of over 15 per cent year-to-date (YTD) against a nearly 7 per cent gain in the benchmark Sensex.

On a monthly scale, the Adani Group stock has been in the green since March this year. In July so far, the stock has risen abou...