HPCL, with higher proportion of retail sales, may benefit more from improvement in marketing margins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25 in order to contain the spread of novel coronavirus
HPCL and its parent, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), presently hold 32.72 per cent stake each in the company that transports petroleum products
While paints and adhesive players too will see some margin pressure, upstream companies like ONGC, OIL India and GAIL are seen as beneficiaries