India, April 28 -- Shares of bp plc were gaining more than 3 percent in the pre-market activity on the NYSE, as well as in London after the British Oil and gas major reported Tuesday higher replacement cost or RC profit in its first quarter. Sales were higher with increased upstream production. Meanwhile, the firm warned on sequentially lower production in second quarter, and weak upstream production in fiscal 2026.

Meg O'Neill, Chief executive officer, stated, "Overall, our business continues to run well. This was another quarter of strong operational and financial delivery, and we made further progress towards our 2027 targets. We had high plant reliability, high refining availability and increased production in the Gulf of America and a...