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Indian Oil share rises 2% after firm logs highest ever profit
For FY21, revenue from operations declined 9.6 per cent to Rs 520,236.84 crore as against Rs 575,989.70 in the fiscal year 2020
BusinessToday.In | May 20, 2021 | Updated 14:20 IST
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Indian Oil Corporation rose 2.5 per cent to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 109.90 after the company reported a record consolidated net profit of Rs 21,762.22 crore for the fiscal year 2021 against a net loss of Rs 1,876.32 crore in FY20. This is the highest annual profit ever reported by the firm.
However, the stock shed all early gains amid profit booking. At 13:08 hours, it was trading at 105.55, down 1.54 per cent on BSE.