GAIL shares drop 1.37% as Sensex falls

Shares of GAIL (India) Ltd. traded 1.37 per cent down at Rs 100.6 at 12:14PM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 712.03 points to 60266.72.

The scrip had closed at Rs 102.0 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 115.63 and 52-week low of Rs 83.0, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 12:14PM (IST) stood at 271406 shares with a turnover of Rs 2.73 crore.

At the current price, shares of the company traded at 5.63 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 17.95 per share and 1.08 times its price-to-book value, BSE data showed.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future.

Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business. The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 0.91.

Shareholding Details

Promoters held 0.0 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2022, while FIIs owned 19.65 per cent and DIIs 6.76 per cent.

Technicals
On the technical charts, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stood at 62.91. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, it is considered overbought condition when the RSI value is above 70 and oversold condition when it is below 30. Chartists say, RSI should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way fundamental analysts cannot give a'buy' or'sell' recommendation using a single valuation ratio.