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IOC, BPCL, HPCL report ₹23,743 crore combined profit

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in the December
₹23,743 cr
a year ago
₹10,545 cr
GRM rose
$12.2 per barrel
$3
GRM increased
$13.3

State-owned oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL, and HPCL more than doubled their combined profit to ₹23,743 cr in the December 2025 quarter, up from ₹10,545 cr a year ago. This surge was driven by robust refining margins and lower LPG under-recoveries.

Key metrics include:

• IOC's gross refining margin (GRM) rose to $12.2 per barrel from $3.

• BPCL's GRM increased to $13.3 from $5.6.

• HPCL's GRM grew to $8.9 from $6.

The improved margins reflect favorable market conditions and may enhance investor sentiment in the sector.

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 18 Feb 2026, 07:06 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

The market after the news

IOC closed +1.7% on the day of the news, from ₹175.81 to ₹178.74; Nifty +0.4% over the same session; futures OI +0.3%.

Bulletin at 07:06 IST on 18 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹175.81, the last close before it, on 17 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • IOC close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
IOC closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it161.11175.81190.51axis spans 18%before the news · 17 Feb175.81Nifty 50IOCbulletinD0+1+3+511 Feb23 Feb5 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 22,000Reference close ₹175.81. 16 sessions from 11 Feb to 5 Mar; 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 %
Before17 Feb₹175.81basebase
On the day18 Feb₹178.74▲ +1.7%▲ +0.4%+1.3 pp difference
+1 session19 Feb₹174.30▼ −0.9%▼ −1.1%+0.2 pp difference
+3 sessions23 Feb₹176.46▲ +0.4%▼ −0.1%+0.4 pp difference
+5 sessions25 Feb₹183.03▲ +4.1%▼ −0.9%+5.0 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
0.0%+0.05 on 18 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
1.8%≈ 3.1 high to low
Volume on the day
0.51×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +0.3%+60 lots · long build-up · price +1.7%
Futures OI open, lots
18,00018 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−0.13−0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.71from 0.74 the session before
Max pain
172from 172 the session before

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