Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's shares experienced a significant rise of 9.52%, reaching ₹362.95 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) as of 12:49 IST. This marks the company's third consecutive day of gains. However, despite this upward trend, the stock has declined 4.31% over the past year, underperforming compared to the NIFTY index, which has increased by 6.94%, and the Nifty Energy index, which has risen by 15.33%. The stock's performance in the last month shows a drop of 5.62%, while the Nifty Energy index has decreased by 2.07%. Today's trading volume for Hindustan Petroleum stood at 205.54 lakh shares, significantly higher than the average of 128.59 lakh shares over the past month. The benchmark April futures contract for the stock is also showing a gain of 9.2% today, trading at ₹363.25. The price-to-earnings (PE) ratio for the stock is reported at 4.51, based on trailing twelve-month earnings ending December 25.