BPCL share price has plunged 5% and is presently trading at Rs 454.
Meanwhile, the BSE OIL & GAS Index is at 16,308 (down 1.7%).
Among the top losers in the BSE OIL & GAS Index today is BPCL (down 5.1%).
PETRONET LNG (up 0.4%) is among the top gainer today.
Over the last one year, BPCL has moved up from Rs 418 to Rs 454, registering a gain of Rs 35 (up 8.5%)..
The BSE OIL & GAS has moved up from 12,567 to 16,308, registering a gain of 3,741 points (up 29.8%) during the last 12 months.
The top buzzing stocks among the BSE OIL & GAS Index stocks during this same period were RELIANCE IND. (up 67.5%), GAIL (up 41.9%) and ONGC (up 26.1%).
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The BSE Sensex is at 50,995 (up 0.7%). The top gainers among the BSE Sensex stocks today are HDFC BANK (up 2.4%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK and ICICI BANK.
In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 15,119 (up 0.7%). GRASIM (up 3.7%) is among the top gainers in NSE Nifty.
Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved up from 38,471 to 50,995, registering a gain of 12,524 points (up 32.01%).
BPCL net profit stood at Rs 28 billion for the quarter ended December 2020, compared to a profit of Rs 13 billion a year ago. Net Sales rose 1.4% to Rs 865.8 billion during the period as against Rs 853.7 billion in October-December 2019.
For the year ended March 2020, BPCL reported 52.9% decrease in net profit to Rs 35.8 billion compared to net profit of Rs 75.9 billion during FY19.
Revenue of the company grew 3.3% to Rs 3,298 billion during FY20.
The current Price to earnings ratio of BPCL, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 15.2x. p >
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