Oil stocks tank up to 8% after cut in petrol, diesel prices; HPCL, BPCL, IOCL, GAIL, ONGC lead fall
OMCs have slashed petrol and diesel prices across the country by ₹2 per litre for the first time in two years since April 2022.
OMCs have slashed petrol and diesel prices across the country by ₹2 per litre for the first time in two years since April 2022.
In the fiscal year 2022-23, GAIL makes capital expenditure worth ₹10,000 crore, while it incurs capex of ₹2,391 cr in Q1
Consensus is yet to fully appreciate the upside to realised tariffs from tariff integration, as well as the scope of India's improving gas demand and GAIL's pipeline expansion, says UBS.
Among other state-owned OMCs, Oil India, GAIL (India), ONGC shares surged up to 4% amid strong volume trade.
The stock prices of city gas distributors surged as they cut CNG and PNG prices after the Centre revised the pricing methodology for domestic natural gas.
Following this, the stock of GAIL tumbled as much as 3.2% to hit an intra-day low of ₹88.
GAIL had recorded a 116% increase in revenue at ₹37,572 crore in the April-June quarter of FY23; profit rose 91% to ₹2,915 crore
Adani Total Gas declined 4%, followed by Reliance Industries, HPCL, GAIL, and IGL, which dropped up to 2%
Reliance Industries nosedived 8.65% to touch an intraday low of ₹2,369.45 on the BSE, registering its biggest single-day decline in the last 18 months
The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty are set to open lower on Thursday, following weak cues from Asian peers and negative trading at Singapore Nifty futures.