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BP's Castrol sale triggers open offer for shareholders

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

in its Castrol
65% stake
will trigger
$10.1 billion
net proceeds
$6 billion

BP's sale of a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants business to Stonepeak for $10.1 billion will trigger a mandatory open offer for Castrol India shareholders. BP aims to use the $6 billion net proceeds to reduce debt, enhancing its balance sheet. This transaction requires regulatory approvals before completion.

Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 24 Dec 2025, 16:04 IST.

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The market after the news

CASTROLIND closed +2.2% on the day of the news, from ₹189.39 to ₹193.48; Nifty −0.4% over the same session.

Bulletin at 16:04 IST on 24 Dec 2025. Every change is measured from ₹189.39, the last close before it, on 24 Dec. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

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CASTROLIND closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it174.09189.39204.69axis spans 18%before the news · 24 Dec189.39Nifty 50CASTROLINDbulletinD0+1+3+518 Dec31 Dec9 JanReference close ₹189.39. 16 sessions from 18 Dec to 9 Jan; the price axis spans 18 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 %
Before24 Dec₹189.39basebase
On the day26 Dec₹193.48▲ +2.2%▼ −0.4%+2.5 pp difference
+1 session29 Dec₹190.18▲ +0.4%▼ −0.8%+1.2 pp difference
+3 sessions31 Dec₹192.55▲ +1.7%▼ −0.1%+1.7 pp difference
+5 sessions2 Jan₹191.50▲ +1.1%▲ +0.7%+0.4 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +2.4%+4.51 on 26 Dec
Day's range, % · ₹
3.6%≈ 6.8 high to low
Volume on the day
5.07×the 20-session average
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