BPCL to consider second interim dividend on Feb 12

The Board of Directors of the Company to be held on February 12 inter alia, the proposal for declaration of 2nd interim dividend for the Financial Year 2015-16 and record date will be considered

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd ended at Rs. 825.3, down by Rs. 17.95 or 2.13% from its previous closing of Rs. 843.25 on the BSE. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has informed BSE that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company to be held on February 12 inter alia, the proposal for declaration of 2nd interim dividend for the Financial Year 2015-16 and record date will be considered.

The scrip opened at Rs. 843.25 and touched a high and low of Rs. 852.7 and Rs. 824.1 respectively. A total of 658096(NSE+BSE) shares were traded on the counter. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 59675.79 crore.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 touched a 52 week high of Rs. 987 on 23-Jul-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 689.5 on 10-Feb-2015. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 874.15 and Rs. 824.1 respectively.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 54.93 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 30.69 % and 14.38 % respectively.

The stock traded above its 50 DMA.