On July 29, the government had for the third time extended the deadline for bidding for privatisation of India's second-biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd by two months to September 30
A few employee unions have already approached the Bombay High Court with two writ petitions
In the past two weeks, the stock of the state-owned oil marketing company has rallied 23 per cent.
The EoI submission deadline was May 2, but on March 31 it was extended up to June 13. On May 26, it was extended to July 31 and now it has been extended till September 30.
Bharat Oman Refineries (BORL) may get merged with BPCL post-Oman's exit
The 'Bharat Petroleum Voluntary Retirement Scheme - 2020 (BPVRS-2020)' opened on July 23 and will close on August 13
The shutdown of the crude unit and some secondary units at Kochi started earlier this month
Even though it was better than what analysts had expected, it still paints a bleak picture.
Firm offers VRS ahead of privatisation
There were speculations that the deadline for submitting the expression of interest (EOI) might be extended further from the current date of July 31
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The biggest deals are expected to the initial public offering of LIC and the BPCL deal. Other planned privatisation candidates include Air India, Concor, and Shipping Corp
The divestment of BPCL, leading to value unlocking for investors, remains the larger trigger for the stock
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier this week asked public sector companies to undertake half their capex for the current year by September.
At 11.8 million tonnes of consumption, fuel demand in June was 88 per cent of 13.4 million tonnes consumption in June 2019.
Mphasis' stock has provided breakout from a consolidation zone
Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT
As crude oil prices tanked globally, owing to a slowdown in industrial activity and demand, BPCL was forced to value finished goods inventory and raw materials at below cost.
The company plans to spend Rs 8,000-8,500 cr in FY21 compared to Rs 11,000 cr in FY20
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