OMCs in focus; HPCL hits 52-week high
Posted on 16th June 2015 |
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| Shares of oil marketing companies (OMCs) were in focus and trading higher on the bourses in otherwise subdued market after these companies announced Rs 0.64 a litre increase in petrol prices and a Rs 1.35 per litre cut in diesel prices to align the domestic rates with global price benchmarks. At 0953 hours, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) was up 2.3% at Rs 710, also its 52-week high on the BSE. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) up 2% at Rs 361 and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) up 1.6% at Rs 847. The S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.37% or 99 points at 26,487. Meanwhile, thus far in the current calendar year 2015, HPCL and BPCL have rallied 30% each, while IOC gained 9% as compared to 3.7% fall in the benchmark index. Analysts at JP Morgan prefer downstream OMC even after the recent rally, given improving marketing margins, steady refining margins on existing refineries, and higher margins on new expansions (IOC, BPCL). With return on equities (RoEs) likely to expand further, and earnings predictability higher than before, we are positive on the space even after the recent rally. Government policies such as diesel deregulation and Pratyaksh Hanstantarit Labh (PAHAL) are positive steps and, combined with lower crude, have made the subsidy bill more manageable, said analysts in research report dated June 10, 2015. |
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict
Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has postponed its second-quarter earnings report to mid-November, as the wireless operator sought clarity on the court ruling asking telecom firms to cough up overdue payments to the government.
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade. |
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Rupee slips 8 paise vs US dollar in early trade amid drop in oil prices
Posted on 7th October 2019 |
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The rupee on Monday opened eight paise lower at 70.96 against the US dollar amid drop in crude oil prices and rise in Asian equities. The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point. On a weekly basis, the local unit slumped by 32 paise. |
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LIC pips private insurers in first-year premium growth during April-August
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In the first five months of the current financial year, first-year premiums of life insurance companies grew by 39.84% (year-on-year) at Rs 1.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs 75,588.35 crore in April-August of 2018-19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) continued to grow at a faster pace compared to private insurance players, shows the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). |
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Apollo Hospitals rules out further stake sale
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) has ruled out further dilution of promoters’ stake in the company. The company also said its Rs 1,337-crore stake sale of Apollo Munich Health Insurance with mortgage major HDFC will be concluded by October. Following these stake sales, the promoters’ pledged position will come down from a high of 76% to 54% by October and eventually to 20% by November or December, company sources said here. |
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World trusts India on Kashmir, not us: Pakistan minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In a major embarrassment for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, a retired brigadier, said the international community didn't believe Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir; instead it is India whose version is trusted. |
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