Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL): Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Rises 4.65% Today

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price stood at Rs 185.55, up 4.65% today, taking the company’s market capitalisation to Rs 29,890.57 crore.

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price moved up to Rs 185.55 on 18 August 2026, a gain of Rs 8.25 or 4.65% from the previous close of Rs 177.30, lifting the company’s market capitalisation to Rs 29,890.57 crore. That makes MRPL a stock in focus in today’s Stock Market Today session, especially because the move was strong enough to trigger the workflow’s price rise threshold event for a Large Cap company.

The verified data confirms what happened in the market: the stock opened at Rs 176.55, traded between Rs 176.40 and Rs 186.50, and quickly became one of the names drawing attention among Top Gainers Today. The price action shows buyers were active from near the opening zone, with the day’s high only slightly above the last traded price, suggesting the stock held on to most of its intraday gains rather than giving them back immediately.

What the supplied data does not establish is a company-specific catalyst. So, this Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Stock News update is about a clear price event backed by trading data, not an attributed reason. For investors searching Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Today, the important metrics to monitor next are the durability of the move, volume participation across NSE and BSE, and how the company’s valuation compares with other Crude Oil sector names. Univest tracks these factors because a one-day gain matters most when it is put beside market cap, sector positioning and peer valuation.

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) Share Price Today: Price Action Analysis

Metric	Value
Current Price	Rs 185.55
Previous Close	Rs 177.3
Today's Change	+Rs 8.25 (+4.65%)
Day Open	Rs 176.55
Day High	Rs 186.5
Day Low	Rs 176.4
Current Volume (BSE)	11,76,087
BSE Traded Volume	11,76,087
NSE Traded Volume	1,58,50,453
Combined NSE + BSE Volume	1,70,26,540
Turnover	Rs 21.82 crore
Market Capitalisation	Rs 29,890.57 crore
Market Cap Category	Large Cap

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) traded at Rs 185.55. versus the previous close of Rs 177.3, a rise of 4.65%. The stock opened at Rs 176.55, reached Rs 186.5, touched Rs 176.4. Reported volume was 11,76,087.

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) Fundamental Analysis

Metric	Value
Market Capitalisation	Rs 29,890.57 crore

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price is drawing attention today mainly because of market action, but the fundamental context matters when deciding whether the stock deserves continued monitoring. Based on the supplied dataset, the strongest confirmed fundamental anchor here is scale: MRPL’s market capitalisation is Rs 29,890.57 crore, which is far above the size of the companies listed in the same sector benchmark snapshot.

That market-cap figure is important because it sets MRPL apart within the Crude Oil basket used for comparison. The benchmark covers 18 companies from the same sector. Within that group, the median market capitalisation is Rs 565.37 crore, the average is Rs 875.45 crore, the minimum is Rs 38.82 crore and the maximum is Rs 2,819.14 crore. MRPL, at Rs 29,890.57 crore, is substantially larger than even the benchmark maximum in the supplied sector list. This does not by itself indicate quality, but it does show that the stock sits in a very different size bracket from the smaller listed names included in the comparison set.

For readers looking for Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Fundamental Analysis, another useful point is that the supplied data does not show company-specific valuation ratios such as P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, ROE, ROCE, EPS, book value or dividend yield for MRPL itself. That means today’s stock analysis must stay grounded in what is verified: market capitalisation, the price move, turnover, sector valuation backdrop and peer metrics. The price rise is confirmed; the dataset simply does not tie it to an identified earnings, margin, leverage or cash-flow trigger.

Even so, today’s Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Rise remains noteworthy because investors often begin by scanning market action and then test whether the stock’s business context and industry placement justify continued attention. In MRPL’s case, the company is large enough to matter in its listed space, and that scale is an important bridge into sector and peer analysis. Univest therefore treats the stock’s price action as relevant, but not self-explanatory, until it is compared with the wider Crude Oil sector setup.

Sector and Industry Context

Metric	Value
Sector	Crude Oil
Benchmark Scope	same sector
Benchmark Median P/E	20.71x
Benchmark Average P/E	28.47x
Benchmark P/E Range	7.21x to 82.28x
Benchmark Median P/B	1.62x
Benchmark Median ROE	9.03%
Benchmark Median ROCE	10.61%
Company Market Capitalisation	Rs 29,890.57 crore
Benchmark Median Market Cap	Rs 565.37 crore

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) is classified under sector: Crude Oil.

Track today's top gainers through the Univest top gainers screener. The peer table below provides the company-level comparison.

The sector snapshot shows that MRPL’s move happened in a Crude Oil benchmark universe of 18 companies. That matters because the sector’s valuation and profitability ranges are wide, so any stock-specific price rise needs to be read against that spread rather than in isolation.

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price belongs to the Crude Oil sector in the supplied framework. The benchmark scope is explicitly the same sector, and it includes 18 companies. On valuation, the sector P/E snapshot covers 15 companies, with a median of 20.71, an average of 28.47, a minimum of 7.21 and a maximum of 82.28. That is a broad range, showing that listed names in this basket are being valued very differently by the market. Some trade at single-digit earnings multiples, while others command substantially higher valuations.

On price-to-book, the benchmark covers 18 companies with a median P/B of 1.62 and an average of 2.73. The range extends from 0 to 12.31, again indicating a wide spread in market expectations and balance-sheet pricing. Profitability is equally varied. Median ROE stands at 9.03 while average ROE is 16.79. Median ROCE is 10.61 and average ROCE is 16.44. In other words, this is not a sector where one valuation multiple or one return benchmark neatly defines the entire pack.

Market-cap dispersion is also significant. The median sector market capitalisation is Rs 565.37 crore and the average is Rs 875.45 crore, with the range running from Rs 38.82 crore to Rs 2,819.14 crore. Against that, MRPL’s Rs 29,890.57 crore market capitalisation stands out sharply. For investors tracking Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Today, that tells an important story: the company sits well outside the size distribution of the benchmark list supplied here.

The main takeaway from this Sector Analysis is that MRPL’s place in the Crude Oil basket is notable more for scale than for a directly comparable valuation reading in the provided data. Univest views that as useful context because large-cap price moves in a sector populated by much smaller listed peers can attract Market Movers attention even when the immediate catalyst is not established by the dataset.

Peer Comparison

Company	Symbol	Market Cap (Cr)	P/E	P/B	ROE (%)	ROCE (%)
Selan Exploration Technology Ltd.	ANTELOPUS	2,819.14	21.24	3.97	1.91	-0.33
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd.	DOLPHIN	2,023.63	32.02	6.26	-4.57	-3.48
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd.	HINDOILEXP	2,010.76	81.53	1.47	7.56	6.78
Asian Energy Services Ltd.	ASIANENE	1,818.92	35.89	3.28	11.77	13.03
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd.	GNRL	1,709.06	82.28	7.23	-4.74	-2.45

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) has a market capitalisation of Rs 29,890.57 crore. Among the 5 peers shown, 0 have a larger market capitalisation.

The peer list shows a mix of Oil Exploration and Petrochemicals companies in the same Crude Oil sector, and their valuation and profitability numbers vary widely. That makes peer comparison helpful for context, even though MRPL’s own valuation ratios are not part of the supplied dataset.

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price is being watched in a peer universe that includes Selan Exploration Technology, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India), Hindustan Oil Exploration Company, Asian Energy Services, Gujarat Natural Resources, Jindal Drilling & Industries, Tamilnadu Petroproducts, Kothari Petrochemicals, Agarwal Industrial Corporation and NEPTUNE PETROCHEMICALS L. The group reflects a wide dispersion in both valuation and operating quality.

At one end, Jindal Drilling & Industries trades at a P/E of 8.87 and a P/B of 0.90, with ROE of -0.49% and ROCE of 1.13%. Tamilnadu Petroproducts shows a P/E of 7.21 and P/B of 0.93, but much stronger returns, with ROE of 23.54% and ROCE of 31.54%. Kothari Petrochemicals also combines a moderate P/E of 10.95 with ROE of 23.64% and ROCE of 31.96%. Agarwal Industrial Corporation sits at P/E 18.37, P/B 1.07, ROE 22.93% and ROCE 20.41%.

At the other end of the spectrum, Hindustan Oil Exploration Company trades at P/E 81.53, while Gujarat Natural Resources is at 82.28 and Dolphin Offshore at 32.02. NEPTUNE PETROCHEMICALS L has an especially high ROE of 98.56% and ROCE of 138.53%, with P/E 13.44 and P/B 2.40, showing just how uneven this sector snapshot is. Selan Exploration Technology stands at P/E 21.24, P/B 3.97, ROE 1.91% and ROCE -0.33%, while Asian Energy Services trades at P/E 35.89, P/B 3.28, ROE 11.77% and ROCE 13.03%.

The market-cap comparison is equally striking. The largest peer in the supplied set is Selan Exploration Technology at Rs 2,819.14 crore, followed by Dolphin Offshore at Rs 2,023.63 crore and Hindustan Oil Exploration at Rs 2,010.76 crore. MRPL’s market capitalisation of Rs 29,890.57 crore is many times larger than all of them. So while today’s Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price move is being discussed alongside these names in sector screens, the company’s scale is in a distinct class. Univest therefore sees peer comparison as useful for framing the sector backdrop, not for forcing a like-for-like valuation conclusion from incomplete company ratio data.

Why Investors Are Watching Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price is on investor screens because today’s 4.65% gain was material in absolute and percentage terms, came with sizeable traded volume across NSE and BSE, and occurred in a company with a market capitalisation of Rs 29,890.57 crore. In the Indian Stock Market, large-cap moves that clear a verified price-rise event screen often draw attention beyond short-term traders.

• Price action: The stock rose Rs 8.25 from Rs 177.30 to Rs 185.55 and stayed close to the day’s high of Rs 186.50.
• Intraday range: The move developed after an open of Rs 176.55, with the day’s low at Rs 176.40.
• Volume participation: Total volume reached 1,70,26,540 shares, including 1,58,50,453 on NSE and 11,76,087 on BSE.
• Scale: MRPL’s market capitalisation of Rs 29,890.57 crore is far above the supplied sector median and average.
• Sector backdrop: Crude Oil sector valuations range widely, with benchmark P/E running from 7.21 to 82.28.

What investors should monitor next is whether Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price continues to hold above the prior close zone after today’s rise, and whether future sessions maintain meaningful volume participation. They may also track how the stock is discussed within Stocks in News coverage relative to smaller Crude Oil peers, because the supplied data shows MRPL occupies a much larger market-cap bracket than the rest of the benchmark universe.

About Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals

Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price is being discussed today within the Crude Oil sector framework used in the supplied market data. The peer and benchmark universe groups the company alongside both Oil Exploration and Petrochemicals names, indicating that the market is reading MRPL within a broader hydrocarbons and downstream-energy context rather than as an isolated listing.

From the verified dataset, the clearest company-level fact available beyond price action is its size. At a market capitalisation of Rs 29,890.57 crore, MRPL is materially larger than the listed companies shown in the same-sector comparison set. The benchmark’s largest company is Rs 2,819.14 crore, while several others in the list are below Rs 1,000 crore. That gap suggests MRPL has a very different listed-market footprint from many sector peers commonly seen in screeners and market news round-ups.

For readers following Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Stock News, the practical takeaway is that today’s move is not occurring in a micro or illiquid corner of the market. It is a Large Cap stock move within a sector where listed peers display wide variation in valuation and profitability. That combination is one reason MRPL can feature in both market update coverage and deeper stock analysis. Univest presents the company in that context: as a sizeable Crude Oil sector name whose market behaviour today is meaningful because of both the percentage gain and the company’s scale.

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Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price can be tracked on Univest for live share price updates, market-cap changes, 52-week level tracking, shareholding pattern updates when available, and broader market insights built around verified stock data. For investors who search Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Today or Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Live, that kind of organised dashboard helps place a one-day move in context.

Univest also helps users compare stocks within the same sector, review peer valuation snapshots, monitor turnover and exchange volumes, and follow stock-specific news flow without reducing the discussion to a single day’s price action alone. In a session where MRPL is appearing among notable gainers, that broader context matters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Today?

Ans. Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price Today was Rs 185.55 at the article timestamp on 18 August 2026 at 10:15 AM IST. The stock was up Rs 8.25, or 4.65%, from the previous close of Rs 177.30.

Why is Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Share Price rising today?

Ans. The supplied data confirms a same-day price rise of 4.65% in MRPL, taking the stock to Rs 185.55. It also shows strong traded activity across NSE and BSE, but it does not identify a company-specific catalyst for the move.

How much did MRPL rise in today’s session?

Ans. MRPL rose by Rs 8.25 in today’s session, which translates into a 4.65% gain over the previous close of Rs 177.30. The stock traded between Rs 176.40 and Rs 186.50 during the reported period.

What were MRPL’s open, high and low levels today?

Ans. MRPL opened at Rs 176.55, touched an intraday high of Rs 186.50 and a low of Rs 176.40. The last tracked price was Rs 185.55, showing that the stock held close to the upper end of its day range.

What is MRPL’s market capitalisation?

Ans. MRPL’s market capitalisation stood at Rs 29,890.57 crore in the supplied market snapshot. That places the company in the Large Cap category and well above the sector benchmark’s median market capitalisation of Rs 565.37 crore.

How much volume was traded in MRPL today?

Ans. Total traded volume in MRPL was 1,70,26,540 shares in the supplied data. Of this, NSE volume was 1,58,50,453 shares and BSE volume was 11,76,087 shares, while the tracked turnover reading was Rs 21.82 crore.

Which sector does MRPL belong to in this analysis?

Ans. In this article’s dataset, MRPL is analysed within the Crude Oil sector. The benchmark scope is the same sector and covers 18 companies, giving a comparative framework for valuation, profitability and market-cap positioning.

How does MRPL compare with the sector by size?

Ans. MRPL is much larger than the companies shown in the supplied Crude Oil benchmark. Its market capitalisation is Rs 29,890.57 crore, versus a sector median of Rs 565.37 crore, average of Rs 875.45 crore and maximum of Rs 2,819.14 crore.

What does the sector valuation snapshot show?

Ans. The sector P/E snapshot covers 15 companies with a median of 20.71 and an average of 28.47. The range runs from 7.21 to 82.28, showing that valuation levels within this Crude Oil peer basket vary widely.

Why are investors watching MRPL after today’s move?

Ans. Investors are watching MRPL because the stock gained 4.65% in a single session, traded strong volumes across both exchanges, and belongs to the Large Cap category. Its Rs 29,890.57 crore market capitalisation also makes the move more noticeable.