Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates

Fire or accident at a plantCapex & Operations View source PDF Explain this filing

HINDPETRO · price

Loading chart…

▲ positive · ▼ negative · ● neutral filings · teal = economic event · numbered = multiple that day (click to pick). Times IST.

Price reactionminutes from the announcement price · days from the prior close

+1.3%Reaction day

₹379.00

prior close

₹381.30

announcement price

In-mkt

timing

Nifty Midcap 150market · index membership as recorded later (tracked since Jun 2026)+0.5%+0.8% vs market

Refineries & Marketing peers, median of 11sector+0.0%+1.3% vs sector

On the reaction day the stock moved 0.8 pts more than Nifty Midcap 150 and 1.3 pts more than its Refineries & Marketing peers, over the same two closes: a difference in percentage points, not a measure of what the filing did.

Minutes after the announcementfrom the announcement price · no benchmark

Stock

+0.2

10m

+0.3

15m

+0.3

30m

+0.2

Sessions after the filingfrom the prior close

StockMarketvs marketSectorvs sector

Reaction day

+1.3+0.5+0.8+0.0+1.3

Next day

+0.3+0.8-0.4+0.1+0.3

-0.4+0.3-0.8-0.7+0.2

-1.1-0.7-0.4-1.9+0.8

+0.8+0.8+0.0-0.7+1.5

+0.3+0.9-0.6-0.6+0.8

-1.1-0.1-1.0+0.2-1.3

15d

+3.2+0.3+2.8-3.0+6.2

+2.5+2.1+0.4-3.1+5.6

+3.6+4.8-1.2-2.7+6.2

+7.4+5.2+2.2-4.2+11.6

UpDownMarket · Nifty Midcap 150Sector · Refineries & Marketing peers, median of 11Pending

Minute windows have no benchmark: there is no intraday index history to compare against.

AI summary

A fire incident occurred on April 20, 2026 at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL), a joint venture of HPCL. The fire originated from a hydrocarbon leak through a valve/flange in the heat exchanger circuit of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). The fire was quickly contained and all units were isolated with no structural damage reported. There were no casualties or injuries. As a precautionary measure, the Prime Minister's scheduled dedication ceremony on April 21, 2026 was postponed. An investigation has been initiated to determine the cause and remedial measures. The company states the financial and operational impact is not expected to be material.

Likely market impact

The fire was contained without casualties and the company expects minimal operational impact. However, the postponement of the refinery dedication and ongoing investigation suggest temporary disruption to the commissioning timeline.