Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. shares decline 1.79% as Sensex climbs

Shares of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. traded at Rs 214.15 on BSE at 12:30PM (IST) on Tuesday, down 1.79 per cent from previous close.

The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 155.0 and a high of Rs 329.25.

Earlier, shares of the company saw a gap up opening in the morning.

A total of 170,798 lakh shares changed hands on the counter till 12:30PM (IST).

The stock of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. commands a market value of Rs 32739.33 crore.

The stock traded at a price-to-earning (P/E) multiple of 12.41, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 1.06. Return on equity (ROE) was at 8.51 per cent, according to exchange data.

In the BSE500 pack, 363 stocks traded in the green, while 137 stocks were in the red.

Promotor Holding
Promoters held 51.11 per cent in the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. as of 30-Jun-2020 while foreign portfolio investors and domestic institutional investors owned 16.07 per cent and 16.38 per cent, respectively.