Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed foreign investors to hike their stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) up to 40% under portfolio investment scheme (PIS). The central bank has notified that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPIs) from default can now invest from existing 24% up to 40% of the paid up capital of HPCL.
The company has passed resolution at its Board of Directors’ level and a special resolution by the shareholders, agreeing for enhancing the limit for the purchase of its equity shares by FIIs/RFPIs. The purchases could be made through primary market and stock exchanges.
HPCL is a Government of India Enterprise with a Navratna Status, and a Forbes 2000 and Global Fortune 500 company. It owns & operates 2 major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels & specialties, one in Mumbai of 6.5 MMTPA capacity and the other in Visakhapatnam, with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Reliance Industries | 1435.70 |
| Indian Oil Corp. | 146.85 |
| BPCL | 307.60 |
| HPCL | 396.25 |
| MRPL | 155.40 |
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