Shares of (IEX) rose 2 per cent on the BSE to ₹125.75 after the company reported an 18.6 per cent year-on-year increase in electricity trade volumes for May.
The exchange reported total electricity traded volume of 12,983 million units (MU) in May 2026 compared with 10,946 MU in the corresponding month last year.
The electricity day-ahead market (DAM) recorded volumes of 4,417 MU during the month against 3,535 MU a year ago, registering growth of 24.9 per cent y-o-y. Due to a significant increase in power demand, the average market clearing price in DAM stood at ₹4.88 per unit, up 18.3 per cent from the year-ago period.
The real-time electricity market (RTM) recorded traded volumes of 5,529 MU in May 2026 compared with 4,770 MU in May 2025, reflecting growth of 15.9 per cent y-o-y. The average RTM market clearing price rose 21.2 per cent y-o-y to ₹4.16 per unit.
IEX Green Market, which includes the green day-ahead market and green term-ahead market segments, recorded traded volumes of 1,034 MU in May, up 13 per cent from 915 MU in the corresponding month last year. The weighted average price in the green day-ahead market remained largely flat y-o-y at ₹3.60 per unit.
During the month, the company traded 6.10 lakh renewable energy certificates, marking a decline of 65 per cent y-o-y.