Transmission volumes, unified tariff among triggers to fire up GAIL

Other factors that should benefit GAIL include the new US liquefaction terminals, and inclusion of gas in GST

GAIL’s better-than-expected show for the December quarter (Q3), led by a rebound in the gas trading segment’s performance, boosted the Street’s sentiment, leading to an almost six per cent surge in the stock on Tuesday. Most other segments, including petrochemicals, LPG and hydrocarbons also saw some improvement.

Natural gas trading, which contributes 74 per cent to GAIL’s topline, had had subdued profitability in the previous quarter as the firm had to sell larger quantities of gas in the spot market in a weak pricing environment. However, the segment's profit almost doubled sequentially in Q3. While the profit is still lower