Country's biggest refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) may slash petrol prices if global crude prices cool down, but is not in the favor of immediately rolling back an increase announced this week. The company will assess petrol prices again in early June, to take the required decision.
Indian oil companies hiked the price of petrol by a whopping Rs 7.54 litre on Thursday, in a sign of fiscal discipline that might give a significant lift to the embattled rupee.
The state-owned oil companies together lost roughly $830 million by selling petrol at below market prices since the last price revision in December. Further, justifying the government’s move the Oil Minister, S Jaipal Reddy stated that the depreciation in rupee had necessitated the increase in fuel prices. This was because when the rupee falls by one against the dollar, oil companies suffer losses to the tune of Rs 8,000 crore annually.
The state owned petroleum company recently announced that it could hike fuel prices in Uttar Pradesh (UP), if its chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, continues to place the burden of entry tax on the company, which weighs down approximately Rs 8600 on the cash strapped firm.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Reliance Industries | 1365.10 |
| Indian Oil Corp. | 145.85 |
| BPCL | 312.05 |
| HPCL | 370.95 |
| MRPL | 183.20 |
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