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BPCL purchases 1 million barrels of US crude

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of West Texas
1 million barrels

Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) has acquired 1 million barrels of West Texas Intermediate crude from Vitol, amid rising supply risks due to Middle East tensions. The oil was purchased at a premium of $6 per barrel to dated Brent. An Aframax tanker has been booked for this delivery, indicating BPCL's strategy to diversify its supply sources.

This move may enhance BPCL's operational flexibility and mitigate risks associated with regional supply disruptions.

• 1 million barrels purchased

• Premium of $6 per barrel

• Aframax tanker booked

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The market after the news

BPCL closed +0.5% on the day of the news, from ₹308.20 to ₹309.75; Nifty +1.0% over the same session; futures OI +0.1%.

Bulletin at 07:11 IST on 10 Jul 2026. Every change is measured from ₹308.20, the last close before it, on 9 Jul. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • BPCL close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
BPCL closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it278.86308.20337.54axis spans 21%before the news · 9 Jul308.20Nifty 50BPCLbulletinD0+1+3+53 Jul15 Jul24 JulFutures open interest, lotspeak 25,000Reference close ₹308.20. 16 sessions from 3 Jul to 24 Jul; the price axis spans 21 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before9 Jul₹308.20basebase
On the day10 Jul₹309.75▲ +0.5%▲ +1.0%−0.5 pp difference
+1 session13 Jul₹307.55▼ −0.2%▲ +1.0%−1.3 pp difference
+3 sessions15 Jul₹309.60▲ +0.5%▲ +0.5%0.0 pp difference
+5 sessions17 Jul₹315.55▲ +2.4%▲ +1.6%+0.8 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +1.2%+3.79 on 10 Jul
Day's range, % · ₹
1.5%≈ 4.7 high to low
Volume on the day
0.44×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +0.1%+24 lots · long build-up · price +0.5%
Futures OI open, lots
22,00010 Jul · 28 Jul expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+1.35+0.4% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.82from 0.79 the session before
Max pain
310from 310 the session before

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