Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) gained 5% to Rs 388, while Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) surged 4.4% to Rs 401 and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) rose 3% to Rs 499 on BSE in intra-day trade. On comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 159 points or 0.49% at 32,318 at 10:25 am.
The government has asked them to raise prices of subsidised kerosene prices by 0.25 paise every fortnight until the subsidy is eliminated, or until further orders, an Economic Times report suggests.
Earlier this week, the three government-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have been asked to raise domestic LPG prices by Rs 4 a cylinder every month. Earlier, from July 1, 2016, the government had allowed them to increase the price by Rs 2 a month, a Business Standard reported.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday stated that the administered prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene are set to rise with the calibrated reduction in subsidy.
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