Maharashtra Natural Gas IPO: BPCL board approves ₹1,000 crore public issue of JV company
Live MintMaharashtra Natural Gas, a joint venture involving Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, GAIL, and Indraprastha Gas Ltd, is gearing up to go public with an Initial Public Offering exceeding ₹1,000 crore, as reported in a company filing by BPCL on January 6, which indicates that the board has given its preliminary approval for the offering. “We would however like to mention that there has been a news report that MNGL, joint venture of BPCL, GAIL, IGL is preparing to list through IPO of over Rs.1000 crore. As per news reports, BPCL and GAIL each possess a 22.5% stake in MNGL, whereas IGL commands a 50% stake, and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation retains a 5% interest in the joint venture. “BPCL share price are currently trading at key support around 280 levels, going with the recent broader market weakness the stock has been under pressure, a further slip below 280 could drag prices further 265 whereas 300 is the immediate resistance only beyond which the uptrend would resume,” said Rajesh Bhosale, Equity Technical and Derivative Analyst at Angel One.