Castrol India is currently trading at Rs. 309.95, up by 2.40 points or 0.78% from its previous closing of Rs. 307.55 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 310.90 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 311.85 and Rs. 308.00 respectively. So far 9,490 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 371.45 on 04-Jun-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 285.25 on 18-Dec-2012.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 317.00 and Rs. 306.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 15,326 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 71.03% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 14.65% and 14.32% respectively.
The company has reported 21.94% fall in its net profit after tax at Rs 104.50 crore for the quarter as compared to Rs 85.70 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the company has increased marginally by 0.68% at Rs 739.30 crore for quarter under review as compared to Rs 734.30 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Castrol India is the second largest player in the Indian lubricant industry and is the market leader in the retail automotive lubricant segment. It manufactures and markets a range of automotive and industrial lubricants.
