HPCL shares gain 4.35% as Sensex rises

Shares of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. traded at Rs 278.05 on BSE at 10:00AM (IST) on Friday, up 4.35 per cent. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 163.3 and a high of Rs 288.15.

Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap up opening.

At the prevailing price, the stock traded at 3.54 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 52.03 per share and 0.94 times its book value, as per BSE data.

A total of 792,841 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:00AM (IST). The stock commands a market value of Rs 37797.22 crore and is part of the Oil Refining & Marketing industry.

The scrip has been an underperformer , up 55.81 per cent in the past one year in comparison with a 56.59 per cent gain in Sensex.

During the day, the stock moved between Rs 288.15 and Rs 276.2.

Promoter/FII Holding
Promoters held 54.9 per cent in the company as of 14-May-2021. FII and MF ownership in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. stood at 16.11 per cent and 13.49 per cent, respectively.