Bengaluru, Sept. 24 -- During Wednesday's trading session, shares of India's largest power-generating company surged nearly 2 percent on BSE, following reports of considering a bulk purchase of nuclear reactors by the company.

At 02:02 p.m., the shares of NTPC Limited were trading in the green at Rs. 347.85 on BSE, up by around 1.4 percent, as against its previous closing price of Rs. 343.05, with a market cap of Rs. 3.37 lakh crores. The stock has delivered negative returns of around 19 percent in one year, and has gained by nearly 3 percent in the last one month.

What's the News According to reports, NTPC Limited has approached the government seeking approval to procure nuclear reactors in bulk, as part of India's broader push to expa...