 "OMCs rise on cash subsidy, HPCL surges 9%")
Shares of state-run Indian oil marketing companies rallied on Friday, a day after an official at Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) said the finance ministry would reimburse the companies with a cash subsidy of 150 billion rupees for October-December.
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HPCL’s share of the subsidy will be 33 billion rupees as compensation for selling oil products at state-set cheaper prices.
HPCL on Thursday also posted a higher-than-expected net profit of 27.3 billion rupees in the December quarter.
At 11:44 a.m, Bharat Petroleum Corp was up 2.92 percent at Rs 617, HPCL was 4.52 percent higher at Rs 300.65 and Indian Oil Corp was up 2.58 percent at Rs 278.70 .
Reuters