HPCL, BPCL, IOC gain on strong Q3 results
Posted on 15th February 2016 |
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| Shares of state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) – Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) – have rallied by up to 10% on the BSE in early morning trade after these companies reported a strong set of numbers for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 (Q3FY16). All these companies posted a combined net profit of Rs 5,588 crore in Q3FY16 against net loss of Rs 2,411 crore in the same quarter last fiscal. It had reported an aggregate net profit of Rs 368 crore in September 2015 quarter. IOC was up 8% at Rs 394, after surging 10% to Rs 401 on the BSE. The company reported net profit of Rs 3,057 crore in Q3FY16 on higher refining margins, increased profit from petrochemicals and reduced inventory losses. The country’s largest refiner and fossil fuel retailer had posted loss of Rs 2,637 crore in previous year quarter and Rs 329 crore in preceding quarter. During the quarter under review, HPCL posted profit of Rs 1,042 crore against loss of Rs 325 crore, while BPCL profit surged nearly three-fold to Rs 1,489 crore from Rs 551 crore over the previous year quarter. At 10:01 AM, HPCL was up 7% at Rs 739 and BPCL up 4% at Rs 800 on the BSE as compared to 1.9% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. |
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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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