Monday, September 30, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Nifty Behavior on Today's RBI Credit Policy.............20 September 2013
Before RBI Credit Policy Chart was giving beautiful Bearish Harami Pattern at 10:55 Am and after policy Nifty became down beautifully. At 10:55 Am it was @ 6122.2, at 11:00 Am it was @ 6111.50 and after in just 3 minutes at 11:03 Am, when policy came, it became hit the low @ 6000.35 Am and at 11:40 Am it hi new day's low @ 5932.85. Means before Policy chart was giving signal for downside and after policy it reacted accordingly and Nifty became down 178.65 Points. means to say analysis is not just based on charts and all, it also includes fundamental factors and how the factors can be discounted earlier.
RBI Credit Policy Review :- RBI hikes repo rate, loans to cost more................20 September 2013
RBI hikes repo rate, loans to cost more
A hawkish RBI on Friday unexpectedly raised the policy rate by 0.25 per cent as it kept its focus on controlling inflation, which it felt would be above the expected levels in the current fiscal.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in his maiden policy review, however, eased liquidity though a reduction in the marginal standing facility rate, at which banks borrow from the central bank, by 0.75 per cent to 9.5 per cent.
The repo rate or the short term lending rate has been increased by 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent from 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. The markets reacted negatively, with the Sensex tanking by about 500 points while the rupee depreciated 69 paise to 62.46 against the dollar.
"The need to anchor inflation and inflation expectations has to be set against the fragile state of the industrial sector and urban demand. Keeping all this in view, bringing down inflation to more tolerable levels warrants raising the repo rate by 25 basis points immediately," Rajan said in the mid-quarter policy review statement.
The RBI rolled-back some of the measures it had implemented to support the battered rupee currency.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Banking Stocks Recommended on 16 Aug 2013 are Rocking Now.........................19 September 2013
Gave recommendation on Banking Stocks on 16 Aug 2013 via Facebook Platform on real time basis at 3:24 PM
See the Snap Shot :-
Check the link for authentication https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerofnifty/permalink/581024951940251/
Above few stocks recommended on 16 Aug 2013. On that date Stock Prices were :- IOB @ 39.10 after recommended it made the new low @ 37 on 19 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 47, gave return +20.20% in 1 month only. Oriental Bank was @ 129.55 and after recommended it made the new low @ 124.20 on 19 Aug 2013 and Now today 19 September 2013, it is @ 180, gave return +38.94% in one month only. Syndicate Bank @ 67 and after recommended it made the low @ 61 on 20 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 76, gave return +13.43% in one month only. Allahabad Bank @ 69.05 and after recommended it made the new low @ 64.75 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 83.60, gave return +21.07% in one month only. Kotak Mahendra Bank @ 632.25 and after recommended it made the new low @ 588 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 760.85, gave return +20.34% in one month only. Axis Bank @ 1048.95 after recommended it made the new low @ 763.40 on 04 September 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 1157, gave return +10.30% in one month only. Induslnd Bank @ 356.60 after recommended it made the new low @ 311.50 on 20 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 458.60, gave return + 28.60% in one month only. ICICI Bank @ 858.60 and after recommended it made the new low @ 756.90 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today 19 September 2013, it is @ 1047, gave return +21.94% in one month only. HDFC Bank @ 587.90 after recommended it made the new low @ 528 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today 19 September 2013, it is @ 684, gave return +16.34% in one month only.
See the Snap Shot :-
Check the link for authentication https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerofnifty/permalink/581024951940251/
Above few stocks recommended on 16 Aug 2013. On that date Stock Prices were :- IOB @ 39.10 after recommended it made the new low @ 37 on 19 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 47, gave return +20.20% in 1 month only. Oriental Bank was @ 129.55 and after recommended it made the new low @ 124.20 on 19 Aug 2013 and Now today 19 September 2013, it is @ 180, gave return +38.94% in one month only. Syndicate Bank @ 67 and after recommended it made the low @ 61 on 20 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 76, gave return +13.43% in one month only. Allahabad Bank @ 69.05 and after recommended it made the new low @ 64.75 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 83.60, gave return +21.07% in one month only. Kotak Mahendra Bank @ 632.25 and after recommended it made the new low @ 588 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 760.85, gave return +20.34% in one month only. Axis Bank @ 1048.95 after recommended it made the new low @ 763.40 on 04 September 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 1157, gave return +10.30% in one month only. Induslnd Bank @ 356.60 after recommended it made the new low @ 311.50 on 20 Aug 2013 and Now today on 19 September 2013, it is @ 458.60, gave return + 28.60% in one month only. ICICI Bank @ 858.60 and after recommended it made the new low @ 756.90 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today 19 September 2013, it is @ 1047, gave return +21.94% in one month only. HDFC Bank @ 587.90 after recommended it made the new low @ 528 on 28 Aug 2013 and Now today 19 September 2013, it is @ 684, gave return +16.34% in one month only.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Invitations are invited for Learning for Wealth...........06.09.2013
Invitations are invited for those who want to learn Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, and Du-Pont Analysis Model, on excel. Correlation and Regression Analysis are used to make relationship between Dependent Variable and Independent Variable, while Du-Pont Model is used to break ROE (Return On Equity) into three parts namely; Profitability, Operating Efficiency, and Financial Leverage.
There is no charge for this learning. It is free. Live Sessions for 2 hrs will be conducted on Saturday, 14 September 2013 and Sunday, 15 September 2013 through Skype. Time for the session will be confirmed later. Only 5 persons are allowed in 1 session.
Requirements to join the session:-
1. Have the Skype in the session
2. Have a valid Skype account
3. Have a headphone for speaking and hearing
4. Team Viewer in the system
So before joining the session please be sure you should have these things in your system.
Those who are interested the mail me to :- saurabh_2004@rediffmail.com
Please send the following information before the dead line:-
Name:-
Place:-
Contact No:-
Email:-
Reason:- How the session can be helpful in your profession?
There is no charge for this learning. It is free. Live Sessions for 2 hrs will be conducted on Saturday, 14 September 2013 and Sunday, 15 September 2013 through Skype. Time for the session will be confirmed later. Only 5 persons are allowed in 1 session.
Requirements to join the session:-
1. Have the Skype in the session
2. Have a valid Skype account
3. Have a headphone for speaking and hearing
4. Team Viewer in the system
So before joining the session please be sure you should have these things in your system.
Those who are interested the mail me to :- saurabh_2004@rediffmail.com
Please send the following information before the dead line:-
Name:-
Place:-
Contact No:-
Email:-
Reason:- How the session can be helpful in your profession?
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Companies which are affected by Rupee Depreciation.............05.09.2013
We have created 5 list of Companies to understand which are the companies, and how will they get impacted on account of rupee depreciation. These lists can be used as ready reckoner. In case of most of the companies, financial data relates to FY12, being the most recent year for which audited annual accounts are available.
The Lists are as follows:
Background:
Recently, Rupee against USD has depreciated significantly. This will impact importers badly, their import cost will rise and if they are not able to pass on the rising cost it will squeeze their margins making them unviable to survive for longer.
To some extent they will be able to pass on the rising cost to other producers and consumers. However, this will further fuel the inflation in the economy.
In the recent past, cooling off inflation has proven to be the biggest challenge for the government, thereby deterring it to cut the interest rates, which in turn has lead to slowing down of the growth engine of the economy.
On the positive side, depreciating rupee will benefit exporters and other foreign exchange earners.
For a country like India which has high Current Account Deficit (CAD), depreciating rupee will have overall huge negative impact.
The Lists are as follows:
- List of Companies which are ‘Huge Importers’.
- List of Companies which has ‘Significant foreign debt interest expense’.
- List of Companies which has ‘Significant FX Capital outflow as % of Net Assets’.
- List of Companies which are ‘Foreign Exchange Earner’.
- List of Companies which are ‘FX Earner but also has outflow on account of Interest or Capex’.
Background:
Recently, Rupee against USD has depreciated significantly. This will impact importers badly, their import cost will rise and if they are not able to pass on the rising cost it will squeeze their margins making them unviable to survive for longer.
To some extent they will be able to pass on the rising cost to other producers and consumers. However, this will further fuel the inflation in the economy.
In the recent past, cooling off inflation has proven to be the biggest challenge for the government, thereby deterring it to cut the interest rates, which in turn has lead to slowing down of the growth engine of the economy.
On the positive side, depreciating rupee will benefit exporters and other foreign exchange earners.
For a country like India which has high Current Account Deficit (CAD), depreciating rupee will have overall huge negative impact.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Now Petrol and Diesel Price hiked............01.09.2013
Alerted on 27 Aug 2013 that Now be ready for petrol, diesel price hike very soon.
Now Petrol price was today hiked by a steep Rs 2.35 per litre, the sixth increase in rates in three months, and diesel by 50 paise per litre on falling rupee and firming international oil prices.
The increase in rates, which will be effective midnight tonight, are excluding local sales tax or VAT, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, announced. The actual hike will be higher and will vary from city to city.
Petrol price in Delhi will go up by Rs 2.83 to Rs 74.10 per litre while it will cost Rs 81.57 per litre in Mumbai as against Rs 78.61 currently.
This is the sixth increase in rates since June and in all petrol prices have gone up by a massive Rs 9.17 per litre, excluding VAT. Price of petrol in Delhi has gone up by over Rs 11 per litre after including state tax since June 1. In a parallel move, diesel price was hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, in line with the January decision of the government allowing oil companies freedom to raise prices in small doses every month to wipe out mounting losses.
Diesel price in Delhi has been hiked by 57 paise to Rs 51.97 per litre while it will cost Rs 58.86 in Mumbai from tomorrow as compared to Rs 58.23 currently.
Today's hike in the eighth since the January 17 and most of the losses on diesel sales should have been wiped off by now to make the fuel market priced. But the fall in rupee, around 25 percent since April, has worsened the situation and oil firms are losing Rs 12.12 per litre despite prices being raised by a cumulative Rs 4.75 this year.
Oil firms had on June 1 raised petrol prices by 75 paise, excluding VAT, and followed it with a Rs 2 per litre increase on June 16, a Rs 1.82 increase on June 29, Rs 1.55 hike on July 15 and 70 paise increase from August 1.
IOC said since the last revision in rates effective August 1, the rupee-US dollar exchange rate has deteriorated sharply, from Rs 59.49 to a US dollar to Rs 63.88, necessitating this price increase.
"Currently, the rupee-dollar exchange rate continues to be extremely volatile. Also, geopolitical situation in the Middle-East is leading to pressure on international oil prices as well," it said in a statement.
The movement of prices in international oil markets and exchange rate were being closely monitored and subsequent price changes will reflect developing trends of the market, it added.
Deteriorating exchange rate has led to widening of losses on diesel from Rs 10.22 in first fortnight of August to Rs 12.12 per litre loss. The same has also led to widening of under-recoveries on kerosene to Rs 36.83 per litre from Rs 33.54 at the beginning of the company and on LPG to Rs 470 per cylinder from Rs 411.99.
For the full fiscal, IOC estimated total revenue loss or under-recovery of Rs 144,000 crore on sale of diesel, LPG and kerosene for the industry.
Diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 3-5 per litre, kerosene by Rs 2 and LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder as Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to tackle a record Rs 180,000 crore of losses arising from dipping rupee and surging oil rates.
Moily, who had on Thursday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the issue, on August 30 wrote to Singh saying without a price increase the government will have to shell out a record Rs 97,500 crore to subsidise diesel and cooking fuel.
"If the present position persists, the total under- recovery (revenue loss) would reach to a level of Rs 180,000 crore in the current financial year as compared to Rs 161,000 crore during 2012-13," he wrote to the Prime Minister.
A 25 per cent drop in rupee value has resulted in losses on diesel sales widening to Rs 10.22 per litre despite prices being raised by 50 paise a litre every month since January.
This coupled with Rs 33.54 a litre loss on kerosene and Rs 412 on sale of ever 14.2-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinder, the total revenue loss this fiscal comes to Rs 180,000 crore, he said adding even after upstream firms like ONGC chip in Rs 70,500 crore, a gap of Rs 97,500 crore would be left.
An increase in rates is possible after monsoon session of Parliament ends on September 6.
Moily, who sent an almost identical note to Chidambaram, said a one rupee increase in diesel price will cut loss by Rs 4,522 crore in remainder of current fiscal while a Rs 3 per litre increase would trim losses by Rs 13,565 crore. If rates are raised by a one-time Rs 5 per litre, the losses would be cut to Rs 29,390 crore.
The hikes proposed are one-time and are outside monthly revision in rates of 50 paisa happening since January. Similarly, a Rs 50 per cylinder increase in LPG rates would trim cooking gas losses by Rs 2,604 crore.
Besides, a possible Rs 2 per litre hike in kerosene price would cut losses by Rs 1,014 crore. The three price increases together would bring down government's subsidy outgo to Rs 50,928 crore, he argued.
Now Petrol price was today hiked by a steep Rs 2.35 per litre, the sixth increase in rates in three months, and diesel by 50 paise per litre on falling rupee and firming international oil prices.
The increase in rates, which will be effective midnight tonight, are excluding local sales tax or VAT, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, announced. The actual hike will be higher and will vary from city to city.
Petrol price in Delhi will go up by Rs 2.83 to Rs 74.10 per litre while it will cost Rs 81.57 per litre in Mumbai as against Rs 78.61 currently.
This is the sixth increase in rates since June and in all petrol prices have gone up by a massive Rs 9.17 per litre, excluding VAT. Price of petrol in Delhi has gone up by over Rs 11 per litre after including state tax since June 1. In a parallel move, diesel price was hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, in line with the January decision of the government allowing oil companies freedom to raise prices in small doses every month to wipe out mounting losses.
Diesel price in Delhi has been hiked by 57 paise to Rs 51.97 per litre while it will cost Rs 58.86 in Mumbai from tomorrow as compared to Rs 58.23 currently.
Today's hike in the eighth since the January 17 and most of the losses on diesel sales should have been wiped off by now to make the fuel market priced. But the fall in rupee, around 25 percent since April, has worsened the situation and oil firms are losing Rs 12.12 per litre despite prices being raised by a cumulative Rs 4.75 this year.
Oil firms had on June 1 raised petrol prices by 75 paise, excluding VAT, and followed it with a Rs 2 per litre increase on June 16, a Rs 1.82 increase on June 29, Rs 1.55 hike on July 15 and 70 paise increase from August 1.
IOC said since the last revision in rates effective August 1, the rupee-US dollar exchange rate has deteriorated sharply, from Rs 59.49 to a US dollar to Rs 63.88, necessitating this price increase.
"Currently, the rupee-dollar exchange rate continues to be extremely volatile. Also, geopolitical situation in the Middle-East is leading to pressure on international oil prices as well," it said in a statement.
The movement of prices in international oil markets and exchange rate were being closely monitored and subsequent price changes will reflect developing trends of the market, it added.
Deteriorating exchange rate has led to widening of losses on diesel from Rs 10.22 in first fortnight of August to Rs 12.12 per litre loss. The same has also led to widening of under-recoveries on kerosene to Rs 36.83 per litre from Rs 33.54 at the beginning of the company and on LPG to Rs 470 per cylinder from Rs 411.99.
For the full fiscal, IOC estimated total revenue loss or under-recovery of Rs 144,000 crore on sale of diesel, LPG and kerosene for the industry.
Diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 3-5 per litre, kerosene by Rs 2 and LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder as Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to tackle a record Rs 180,000 crore of losses arising from dipping rupee and surging oil rates.
Moily, who had on Thursday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the issue, on August 30 wrote to Singh saying without a price increase the government will have to shell out a record Rs 97,500 crore to subsidise diesel and cooking fuel.
"If the present position persists, the total under- recovery (revenue loss) would reach to a level of Rs 180,000 crore in the current financial year as compared to Rs 161,000 crore during 2012-13," he wrote to the Prime Minister.
A 25 per cent drop in rupee value has resulted in losses on diesel sales widening to Rs 10.22 per litre despite prices being raised by 50 paise a litre every month since January.
This coupled with Rs 33.54 a litre loss on kerosene and Rs 412 on sale of ever 14.2-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinder, the total revenue loss this fiscal comes to Rs 180,000 crore, he said adding even after upstream firms like ONGC chip in Rs 70,500 crore, a gap of Rs 97,500 crore would be left.
An increase in rates is possible after monsoon session of Parliament ends on September 6.
Moily, who sent an almost identical note to Chidambaram, said a one rupee increase in diesel price will cut loss by Rs 4,522 crore in remainder of current fiscal while a Rs 3 per litre increase would trim losses by Rs 13,565 crore. If rates are raised by a one-time Rs 5 per litre, the losses would be cut to Rs 29,390 crore.
The hikes proposed are one-time and are outside monthly revision in rates of 50 paisa happening since January. Similarly, a Rs 50 per cylinder increase in LPG rates would trim cooking gas losses by Rs 2,604 crore.
Besides, a possible Rs 2 per litre hike in kerosene price would cut losses by Rs 1,014 crore. The three price increases together would bring down government's subsidy outgo to Rs 50,928 crore, he argued.
Now Petrol and Diesel Price hiked............01.09.2013
Alerted on 27 Aug 2013 that Now be ready for petrol, diesel price hike very soon.
Now Petrol price was today hiked by a steep Rs 2.35 per litre, the sixth increase in rates in three months, and diesel by 50 paise per litre on falling rupee and firming international oil prices.
The increase in rates, which will be effective midnight tonight, are excluding local sales tax or VAT, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, announced. The actual hike will be higher and will vary from city to city.
Petrol price in Delhi will go up by Rs 2.83 to Rs 74.10 per litre while it will cost Rs 81.57 per litre in Mumbai as against Rs 78.61 currently.
This is the sixth increase in rates since June and in all petrol prices have gone up by a massive Rs 9.17 per litre, excluding VAT. Price of petrol in Delhi has gone up by over Rs 11 per litre after including state tax since June 1. In a parallel move, diesel price was hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, in line with the January decision of the government allowing oil companies freedom to raise prices in small doses every month to wipe out mounting losses.
Diesel price in Delhi has been hiked by 57 paise to Rs 51.97 per litre while it will cost Rs 58.86 in Mumbai from tomorrow as compared to Rs 58.23 currently.
Today's hike in the eighth since the January 17 and most of the losses on diesel sales should have been wiped off by now to make the fuel market priced. But the fall in rupee, around 25 percent since April, has worsened the situation and oil firms are losing Rs 12.12 per litre despite prices being raised by a cumulative Rs 4.75 this year.
Oil firms had on June 1 raised petrol prices by 75 paise, excluding VAT, and followed it with a Rs 2 per litre increase on June 16, a Rs 1.82 increase on June 29, Rs 1.55 hike on July 15 and 70 paise increase from August 1.
IOC said since the last revision in rates effective August 1, the rupee-US dollar exchange rate has deteriorated sharply, from Rs 59.49 to a US dollar to Rs 63.88, necessitating this price increase.
"Currently, the rupee-dollar exchange rate continues to be extremely volatile. Also, geopolitical situation in the Middle-East is leading to pressure on international oil prices as well," it said in a statement.
The movement of prices in international oil markets and exchange rate were being closely monitored and subsequent price changes will reflect developing trends of the market, it added.
Deteriorating exchange rate has led to widening of losses on diesel from Rs 10.22 in first fortnight of August to Rs 12.12 per litre loss. The same has also led to widening of under-recoveries on kerosene to Rs 36.83 per litre from Rs 33.54 at the beginning of the company and on LPG to Rs 470 per cylinder from Rs 411.99.
For the full fiscal, IOC estimated total revenue loss or under-recovery of Rs 144,000 crore on sale of diesel, LPG and kerosene for the industry.
Diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 3-5 per litre, kerosene by Rs 2 and LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder as Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to tackle a record Rs 180,000 crore of losses arising from dipping rupee and surging oil rates.
Moily, who had on Thursday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the issue, on August 30 wrote to Singh saying without a price increase the government will have to shell out a record Rs 97,500 crore to subsidise diesel and cooking fuel.
"If the present position persists, the total under- recovery (revenue loss) would reach to a level of Rs 180,000 crore in the current financial year as compared to Rs 161,000 crore during 2012-13," he wrote to the Prime Minister.
A 25 per cent drop in rupee value has resulted in losses on diesel sales widening to Rs 10.22 per litre despite prices being raised by 50 paise a litre every month since January.
This coupled with Rs 33.54 a litre loss on kerosene and Rs 412 on sale of ever 14.2-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinder, the total revenue loss this fiscal comes to Rs 180,000 crore, he said adding even after upstream firms like ONGC chip in Rs 70,500 crore, a gap of Rs 97,500 crore would be left.
An increase in rates is possible after monsoon session of Parliament ends on September 6.
Moily, who sent an almost identical note to Chidambaram, said a one rupee increase in diesel price will cut loss by Rs 4,522 crore in remainder of current fiscal while a Rs 3 per litre increase would trim losses by Rs 13,565 crore. If rates are raised by a one-time Rs 5 per litre, the losses would be cut to Rs 29,390 crore.
The hikes proposed are one-time and are outside monthly revision in rates of 50 paisa happening since January. Similarly, a Rs 50 per cylinder increase in LPG rates would trim cooking gas losses by Rs 2,604 crore.
Besides, a possible Rs 2 per litre hike in kerosene price would cut losses by Rs 1,014 crore. The three price increases together would bring down government's subsidy outgo to Rs 50,928 crore, he argued.
Now Petrol price was today hiked by a steep Rs 2.35 per litre, the sixth increase in rates in three months, and diesel by 50 paise per litre on falling rupee and firming international oil prices.
The increase in rates, which will be effective midnight tonight, are excluding local sales tax or VAT, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, announced. The actual hike will be higher and will vary from city to city.
Petrol price in Delhi will go up by Rs 2.83 to Rs 74.10 per litre while it will cost Rs 81.57 per litre in Mumbai as against Rs 78.61 currently.
This is the sixth increase in rates since June and in all petrol prices have gone up by a massive Rs 9.17 per litre, excluding VAT. Price of petrol in Delhi has gone up by over Rs 11 per litre after including state tax since June 1. In a parallel move, diesel price was hiked by 50 paise, excluding VAT, in line with the January decision of the government allowing oil companies freedom to raise prices in small doses every month to wipe out mounting losses.
Diesel price in Delhi has been hiked by 57 paise to Rs 51.97 per litre while it will cost Rs 58.86 in Mumbai from tomorrow as compared to Rs 58.23 currently.
Today's hike in the eighth since the January 17 and most of the losses on diesel sales should have been wiped off by now to make the fuel market priced. But the fall in rupee, around 25 percent since April, has worsened the situation and oil firms are losing Rs 12.12 per litre despite prices being raised by a cumulative Rs 4.75 this year.
Oil firms had on June 1 raised petrol prices by 75 paise, excluding VAT, and followed it with a Rs 2 per litre increase on June 16, a Rs 1.82 increase on June 29, Rs 1.55 hike on July 15 and 70 paise increase from August 1.
IOC said since the last revision in rates effective August 1, the rupee-US dollar exchange rate has deteriorated sharply, from Rs 59.49 to a US dollar to Rs 63.88, necessitating this price increase.
"Currently, the rupee-dollar exchange rate continues to be extremely volatile. Also, geopolitical situation in the Middle-East is leading to pressure on international oil prices as well," it said in a statement.
The movement of prices in international oil markets and exchange rate were being closely monitored and subsequent price changes will reflect developing trends of the market, it added.
Deteriorating exchange rate has led to widening of losses on diesel from Rs 10.22 in first fortnight of August to Rs 12.12 per litre loss. The same has also led to widening of under-recoveries on kerosene to Rs 36.83 per litre from Rs 33.54 at the beginning of the company and on LPG to Rs 470 per cylinder from Rs 411.99.
For the full fiscal, IOC estimated total revenue loss or under-recovery of Rs 144,000 crore on sale of diesel, LPG and kerosene for the industry.
Diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 3-5 per litre, kerosene by Rs 2 and LPG by Rs 50 per cylinder as Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps to tackle a record Rs 180,000 crore of losses arising from dipping rupee and surging oil rates.
Moily, who had on Thursday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the issue, on August 30 wrote to Singh saying without a price increase the government will have to shell out a record Rs 97,500 crore to subsidise diesel and cooking fuel.
"If the present position persists, the total under- recovery (revenue loss) would reach to a level of Rs 180,000 crore in the current financial year as compared to Rs 161,000 crore during 2012-13," he wrote to the Prime Minister.
A 25 per cent drop in rupee value has resulted in losses on diesel sales widening to Rs 10.22 per litre despite prices being raised by 50 paise a litre every month since January.
This coupled with Rs 33.54 a litre loss on kerosene and Rs 412 on sale of ever 14.2-kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinder, the total revenue loss this fiscal comes to Rs 180,000 crore, he said adding even after upstream firms like ONGC chip in Rs 70,500 crore, a gap of Rs 97,500 crore would be left.
An increase in rates is possible after monsoon session of Parliament ends on September 6.
Moily, who sent an almost identical note to Chidambaram, said a one rupee increase in diesel price will cut loss by Rs 4,522 crore in remainder of current fiscal while a Rs 3 per litre increase would trim losses by Rs 13,565 crore. If rates are raised by a one-time Rs 5 per litre, the losses would be cut to Rs 29,390 crore.
The hikes proposed are one-time and are outside monthly revision in rates of 50 paisa happening since January. Similarly, a Rs 50 per cylinder increase in LPG rates would trim cooking gas losses by Rs 2,604 crore.
Besides, a possible Rs 2 per litre hike in kerosene price would cut losses by Rs 1,014 crore. The three price increases together would bring down government's subsidy outgo to Rs 50,928 crore, he argued.
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