No Excess Ethanol Blending Found, All Tested Samples Within Limits, Says Indian Oil
Indian Oil is in focus.
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Indian Oil, BPCL and HPCL have undertaken joint, transparent testing with the Karnataka state government.
The analysis
Against that, the stock is +1.2% on the day at ₹146.25, and has returned +2.5% over three months. It sits 22% below its 52-week high. The oil & energy sector has moved -2.2% over the same period, so Indian Oil is running 4.7 points ahead of its peers.
With Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum all implicated, this reads as a Oil & Energy-level move rather than a company-specific one, which is the more durable kind of signal.
Market context
- 3 of the 3 companies named are in Oil & Energy, so the story reads across that sector rather than for one company.
- On the day, 3 of 3 are higher: Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) leads at +1.9% and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) trails at +0.9%.
- Over three months: Indian Oil +2.5% against Oil & Energy -2.2% (4.7 points ahead); Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) -1.2% against Oil & Energy -2.2% (1.0 points ahead); Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) -2.0% against Oil & Energy -2.2% (0.2 points ahead).
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian OilIOC · Oil & Energy | ₹146.25 | +1.2% | +11.1% | +2.5% | -22.0% | 1.9× | — |
| Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)BPCL · Oil & Energy | ₹319.90 | +0.9% | +6.5% | -1.2% | -17.6% | 1.1× | — |
| Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)HINDPETRO · Oil & Energy | ₹387.15 | +1.9% | +10.3% | -2.0% | -22.4% | 0.8× | — |
Oil & Energy
1M +1.3% · 3M -2.2%
Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)
Prices as of 6 Nov 2026, 16:11 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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