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Oil Stocks Outlook for the week – 10 to 14.08.2015 (Expect to trade positive bias continue)

Oil Stocks Outlook for the week – 10 to 14.08.2015
(Expect to trade positive bias continue)

Stocks of the state-owned oil companies, both upstream and downstream, will be in focus next week as all these firms are slated to report their Apr-Jun earnings.

The operating performance of the three refining and marketing companies-- Indian Oil Corp Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd, and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd--is expected to significantly improve due to a sharp increase in refining margins during the quarter. Also, all three are likely to see huge improvement in profitability since diesel has been deregulated.

On the other hand, shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd and Oil India Ltd may gain from current levels as low crude prices have been more than priced in.