Mumbai: The government will start selling a 9.5% stake in NTPC Ltd on Thursday, the state-run company said in an exchange filing on Tuesday.
The sale is likely to fetch the government around Rs12,000 crore and shall end on the same day.
Ahead of the announcement, NTPC shares rose 0.16% to Rs155.60 while the benchmark 30-share Sensex fell 0.46% to 19,659.82 points.
