Share price of HPCL rises as Nifty strengthens

Share price of HPCL rises as Nifty strengthens
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A total of 29,386 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:38AM (IST).

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As long as Nifty does not close above 11,720, it can slip towards 11,600.

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Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. gained 0.85 per cent to Rs 237.25 in Wednesday's trade as of 11:38AM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 238.7 and low of Rs 235.0 during the session.

The return on equity (ROE) for the stock stood at 8.51 per cent. Traded volume on the counter stood at 11:38AM shares and turnover at Rs 0.7 crore around that time. The stock of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 259.2 and 52-week low prices of Rs 163.3, respectively.

The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.6.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 51.57 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2020, while overseas investors held 15.92 per cent and domestic institutional investors had 15.45 per cent.

Key Financials
The company reported consolidated sales of Rs 69571.51 crore for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2020, up 32.24 per cent from previous quarter's Rs 52610.63 crore and up 2.29 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 71205.13 crore. Net profit after tax for the latest quarter stood at Rs 2373.71 crore, up 131.08 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.

Technicals
The MACD signalled a bearish bias on the counter. The MACD is known for signalling trend reversals in traded securities or indices.
It is the difference between the 26-day and 12-day exponential moving averages. A nine-day exponential moving average, called the signal line, is plotted on topof the MACD to reflect "buy" or "sell" opportunities. When the MACD crosses below the signal line, it gives a bearish signal, indicating that the price of the security may see a downward movement and vice versa.

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