Limited gains for ONGC as coronavirus crisis\, oil price spat continue

Limited gains for ONGC as coronavirus crisis, oil price spat continue

Analysts feel company's stock is already discounting crude price recovering to $48/barrel.

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Ujjval Jauahri  |  Mumbai 

State-owned ONGC gained more than 34 per cent from March lows to correct on Wednesday. As crude oil prices improved from $19 a barrel in April to around $40, sentiment for ONGC improved but the company’s March quarter performance failed to impress the investors.

The lower oil and gas realisations, sharp jump in operating expenses, higher than expected DD&A (depletions, depreciation & amortization) expenses and impairments caused by the coronavirus outbreak hurt the company’s earnings. The company’s crude realisations at $49 a barrel during the March quarter were ...

First Published: Thu, July 02 2020. 09:09 IST