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IOC, HPCL and BPCL climb over 4% intraday as oil and gas stocks rally

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Geopolitical risk has lifted crude sharply, with Brent up ~14% on the month and WTI briefly above 106, tightening inflation and growth conditions for oil-import-dependent India. The move is boosting sentiment toward downstream refiners and gas distributors (IOC, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL) while pressuring upstream E\u0026P names, highlighting divergent equity sensitivities to crude. Near-term focus remains on Iran-sanctions rhetoric and peace-talk headlines as marginal drivers of oil volatility.
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A jump in crude oil prices driven by geopolitical conflict has lifted Brent to a monthly gain of about 14%, while WTI breached $106 a barrel for the first time since May. With India importing nearly 90% of its crude, higher prices raise rupee-denominated energy and transport costs, adding pressure to inflation and economic growth. Against this backdrop, shares of refiners and gas firms including IOC, HPCL, BPCL and GAIL rose more than 4% intraday, alongside gains in Petronet LNG and Reliance Industries.