Vedanta Oil and Gas shares jump 14% in 2 days, m-cap swells by Rs 1,600 crore after Q2 results

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Vedanta Oil and Gas shares rose to Rs 31.90 apiece on Monday. The sharp two-day rally came after the company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 746 crore for the second quarter of FY27 on Thursday, marking a sharp improvement from the Rs 91 crore net loss reported in the year-ago period. However, profit declined from Rs 945 crore in the first quarter of FY27.

The company's revenue from operations increased a little over 6% YoY to Rs 2,488 crore during the quarter under review, from Rs 2,342 crore in the year-ago period. EBITDA, meanwhile, jumped 34% YoY to Rs 1,393 crore, which the company said reflected higher price realisations and a continued focus on cost optimisation.

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Vedanta Oil and Gas share price

Vedanta Oil and Gas, along with Vedanta Aluminium Metal, Vedanta Iron and Steel, and Vedanta Power, was spun off from parent company Vedanta and listed separately on stock exchanges in June this year. Vedanta Oil and Gas shares listed on the NSE at Rs 38 apiece on June 15, with a market capitalisation of nearly Rs 14,860 crore at the time of debut.

The stock has faced a sharp downturn since listing, falling to a record low of Rs 26.41 apiece last week, nearly half its record high of Rs 47.60 apiece, which it hit in early July. Following the Q2 earnings announcement, the shares crossed the Rs 30 mark on Friday for the first time in nearly two weeks and extended their gains on Monday.

The sharp gains over the past two sessions have added nearly Rs 1,580 crore to Vedanta Oil and Gas's market capitalisation, taking it beyond Rs 12,474 crore on Monday morning.

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