New Delhi, March 13 -- Shares of power companies jumped in the early morning trade on Friday, March 13, as investors' interest in these stocks peaked on a spike in power demand. The index extended gains following a 2.5% rise in the previous session.

Several power stocks like NTPC Green Energy, Adani Power, JSW Energy and Tata Power gained up to 1-6% in the early trade. However, a few stocks were either trading flat or in the red around 11 am amid a sharp fall in the Indian stock market and profit-taking by investors.

In the last trading session, too, most of the power stocks had zoomed up to 12%, with NTPC Green Energy shares emerging as the best performer. Today, the stock was also higher by 6.5%.

Adani Power stock jumped 3.5% after o...