The outlook for Natural gas stocks looks good. However, these stocks need to cross and sustain above the key levels for renewed buying interest.
At 10:00 am; CGD stocks were up in the range of 4 per cent to 7 per cent, as compared to 0.43 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.
On the cost front, CGD companies are expected to incur high gas sourcing costs as spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices continue to remain at elevated levels.
Gas related stocks are likely to benefit from the price hike on commercial LPG; Charts indicate fresh highs for select shares.
Reports suggest IGL has announced a hike in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the Delhi-NCR region
BPCL, HPCL, Indian Oil, Gujarat Gas, Petronet LNG, Indraprastha Gas and Mahanagar Gas are trading 2 per cent to 6 per cent lower on the BSE.
MGL said the company's Ebitda margins declined in Q3 mainly due to increase in administered pricing mechanism (APM) and market determined gas prices.