The company reported Net Sales including operating other income of Rs 515.93 Crs in Q2 FY 09 as against Rs 500.04 Crs in Q2 FY 08 an increase of 3.08% on YoY basis and Rs 362.24 Crs in Q1 FY 09 an increase of 29.79% QoQ basis.

The company reported an EBIDTA of Rs 279.86 Crs in Q2 FY09 as against Rs 392.70 Crs in Q2 FY08 a decline of 40.32% YoY basis and against Rs 353.22 Crs in Q1 FY09 a decline of 26.21% QoQ basis as lower production cost and deprecation cost has increased.

Revenues declined by 23.9 % y-o-y to Rs 28362 crs in Q4 09. Decline in revenues is attributable to poor performance across segments. Revenue from Petrochemicals segment declined 31.1% y-o-y to Rs 9724 crs.

Refining segment registered decline in revenue of 24.6% y-o-y to Rs 21631 crs, while revenue from oil&gas segment declined by 11.1% y-o-y to Rs 736 crs.

NII for the quarter March 09 increased by 12.8% YOY and declined by 6.4% QOQ. NII for QOQ decreased on account of reduction in interest earned.

NII for year FY09 increased by 42.0%

Profit before provisioning increased by 44.3% YOY and 7.7% QOQ. Increase in profit was on account of increase in other income.

HDFC Bank reported PAT of 630.9 crores resulting in increase of 1.5% QOQ and 33.9% YOY.

PAT for the year. FY09 increased by 41.2%. EPS for Q409 stood at 14.8 resulting in an increase of 11.6% QOQ and 41.2% YOY

Asian stocks advanced for the second day, as gains by financial companies countered concern the global recession is hurting earnings. India’s benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index may rise a further 10 percent to 12,300 with investors seeking to buy amid a “market correction” and the outlook for corporate earnings improving, BNP Paribas said.

After volatile session, Indian Stock Markets bounced back smartly. Ending three days of consolidation and range-bound activity, NSE Nifty closed above its 200-day moving average of 3,392. The Sensex hit an intraday high of 11,203 before closing the day at 11,135 up 317 points or 2.93%. The Nifty ended up 2.8% or 93 points higher at 3,424 after hitting a high of 3,439 and low of 3310.

Crude settled up 30 cents at $48.85 on Wednesday, as early gains on U. S.