Energy stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the S&P BSE Energy index falling 70.96 points or 1.05% at 6675.69 at 13:48 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Energy index, Aegis Logistics Ltd (down 4.21%), Selan Explorations Technology Ltd (down 2.18%),Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (down 2.1%),Castrol India Ltd (down 2.05%),Confidence Petroleum India Ltd (down 1.89%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Gujarat Gas Ltd (down 1.68%), Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd (down 1.63%), Petronet LNG Ltd (down 1.54%), Reliance Industries Ltd (down 1.53%), and Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd (down 0.93%). On the other hand, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (up 2.43%), Adani Total Gas Ltd (up 2.24%), and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (up 1.78%) moved up.
The statements came amid opposition parties such as Congress and the TMC attacking the government over the relentless increase in fuel prices impacting the common man.
Cooking gas consumption between December 2020 and February 2021, the period that saw a massive Rs 175 per cylinder increase in rates across all categories, jumped 19.5 per cent among PMUY beneficiaries
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India Business News: Cooking gas LPG consumption rose 7.3 per cent in the last three months despite a steep price rise, with usage among the PMUY beneficiaries, who are mo