Net profit of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) rose 14.53 per cent to Rs 14,513 crore during January-March 2013 compared to Rs 12,671 crore in the year-ago period. The rise in profit is attributed to the higher subsidy amount it received from the government for selling petroleum products below the market price
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Sebi auction evinces strong response from FIIs
The recent auction held by market regulator Sebi for selling investment limits in government bonds to foreign institutional investors (FIIs) received strong response with 68 FIIs participating in it. The 68 FIIs are learnt to have submitted bids worth Rs 10,146 crore for investment in government bonds. But the amount of investment limit auctioned by Sebi is Rs 5,533 crore and consequently, the number of successful bid s
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Rating agencies comment of Tata Steel’s writedown
According to analysts in India Ratings, Tata Steel's investment in its European unit has not delivered returns according to the management's expectation. This prompted the firm to writedown $1.6 billion asset in its European unit, Rakesh Valecha, Senior Director at India Ratings feels. Tata Steel attributed the writedown to "weak economic and market conditions" in Europe and it expects this situation to continue "over the near- and medi
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Rating agencies raise concern on margin pressure for Tata Steels
Rating agencies are not optimistic about the domestic operation of Tata Steel as its margins are under pressure because of low pricing power in the Indian market. Owing to slowdown in the economy and the resultant weakness in steel consumption, the pricing power of the company is restricted. Therefore, rating agencies like Fitch and Moody's assig
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Study shows steel firms must attain raw material security
Long-term success of steel companies would be determined by investment in raw material security, capital project management, customer centric measures, a study by consulting firm Accenture shows. The study also laid emphasis on building differentiated supply chains and securing human capital for t
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Profit of HPCL falls despite rise in operating income
The total operating income of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) rose 11 per cent during October-December 2012 period to Rs 53,424 crore. However, the profit of the state-run refiner declined sharply to Rs 147 crore, from Rs 2,725.18 crore in the year-ago period because of a spike in costs and lower com
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Profit of HPCL falls despite rise in operating income
The total operating income of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) rose 11 per cent during October-December 2012 period to Rs 53,424 crore. However, the profit of the state-run refiner declined sharply to Rs 147 crore, from Rs 2,725.18 crore in the year-ago period because of a spike in costs and lower com
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State-owned OMCs asked not to invest on petrol pumps
According to a government order, which was approved by the Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily, henceforth state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) will not invest in opening of new retail outlets and the investment is to be made by prospective dealers only. The order further states that the state-owned OMCs can set up petrol pumps only when the dealer is willing bear the Rs 1-1.5 crore cost of a
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Rise in world oil prices dents margin of OMCs
Owing to the recent rise in the international petrol price and depreciation of rupee, the marketing margin of Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on every litre of petrol declined considerably. During the second fortnight of November, the average international price rose to $118.64 a barrel from $113.74 a barrel in the first fortnight. The dollar-rupee exchange has
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Fall in refining margins may hurt oil firms
Many brokerages feel that the margins of Indian refiners may come under pressure because of a decline in the Singapore benchmark refining margin.If the margins remain at the current level in the remaining part of this quarter, margins of companies like Reliance Industries (RIL), Essar Oil and public sector firms like Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Hindustan Petro