Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd up for third straight session

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is quoting at Rs 461.3, up 5.15% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 2.79% in last one year as compared to a 29.53% spurt in NIFTY and a 36.25% spurt in the Nifty Energy index.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd gained for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 461.3, up 5.15% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.97% on the day, quoting at 15127.65. The Sensex is at 51196.12, up 0.82%. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has risen around 21.2% in last one month.

Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is a constituent, has risen around 17.3% in last one month and is currently quoting at 18782.4, up 2.94% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 94.29 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 99.86 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark February futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 454, up 3.45% on the day. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is up 2.79% in last one year as compared to a 29.53% spurt in NIFTY and a 36.25% spurt in the Nifty Energy index.

The PE of the stock is 13.24 based on TTM earnings ending December 20.