BPCL surges on the buzz of buying gasoline for Kandla to meet demand

16 Jul 2019 Evaluate

BPCL is currently trading at Rs. 355.00, up by 7.20 points or 2.17% from its previous closing of Rs. 347.45 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 349.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 356.15 and Rs. 348.80 respectively. So far 312117 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 421.30 on 31-May-2019 and a 52 week low of Rs. 239.00 on 05-Oct-2018.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 363.00 and Rs. 342.85 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 77008.47 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 53.29%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 31.82% and 14.88% respectively.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has reportedly bought gasoline for Kandla in a rare move to meet demand and plug a supply gap after cancelling an earlier purchase tender. The company has bought 20,000 tonnes of 91.2-octane grade gasoline at a premium of about $9 a barrel to Singapore quotes on a cost-and-freight (C&F) basis.

BPCL is into exploration, production and retailing of petroleum and petrol related products. The retail business unit of BPCL is into marketing of petrol, diesel and kerosene.

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