Crude prices rose slightly on Wednesday as a tropical storm could damage France’s oil supplies.U.S. Oil futures were up 44 cents, or 0.7%, at $66.19 a barrel, while Brent crude futures were up 39 cents, or 0.6%, at $69.58 a barrel. While some production facilities had already been suspended, concerns about the storm’s risk of…
Copper prices dropped by 0.75% to ₹784.95, primarily due to weaker demand from China, the world’s largest copper consumer. China’s unwrought copper imports fell to a 16-month low in August, with total imports down 12.3% year-on-year to 415,000 metric tons. This was largely due to reduced manufacturing activity and demand in key sectors like electric…
Tuesday saw a nearly 6% increase in Tata Power Company’s stock, which by early afternoon on the NSE had reached Rs 445. The increase comes as it was revealed that Tata Power subsidiary TP Solar has started producing solar cells for sale at its recently opened facility in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The 4.3 GW plant,…
Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday on factors including weaker Chinese demand. Brent crude was down 4 cents, or 0.06%, at $72.80 a barrel. At $68.60 a barrel, the U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 10 paise, or 0.15%. The NHC noted that analysts “risk at least 125,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil…
Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Tuesday, but remained close to recent peaks as traders awaited key U.S. inflation data for more cues on the Federal Reserve’s plans to begin cutting interest rates. Spot gold came within spitting distance of a record high on Friday, but then pulled back as the dollar advanced…
Due to strong domestic valuations and volatility in the global market, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) engaged in a wave of significant selling during the first two weeks of August. However, later in the month, they turned their attention to purchasing, allocating Rs 25,000 crore across eight important sectors. With purchases of Rs 5,297 crore, consumer…
Suzlon Group stated on Monday that it has secured the largest wind energy order in India, worth 1166 MW, from NTPC Green Energy Limited, the renewables division of NTPC Limited, following the publication of impressive Q1FY25 results. According to a regulatory filing, Suzlon plans to build 370 wind turbine generators (WTGs) of S144 type, each…
If the current decline in crude oil prices continues, it will lead to healthy marketing margins for downstream companies in the future. State-run oil marketing downstream companies posted weak earnings in the first quarter of the current fiscal after prolonged volatility in crude oil prices. Analysts expect a drop in retail prices of petrol and…
Cotton candy prices fell by 0.2% at 59,040, reflecting weakening ICE prices due to slow demand and improved crop conditions. Cotton acreage in India has decreased by 9% in the current kharif season, with 110.49 lakh hectares compared to 121.24 hectares last year. The Cotton Association of India expects total acreage for the year to…
In a note released on Friday, OPEC+ revised its forecast for oil production, expecting output for the three months starting in December to rise from October. OPEC+ announced on Thursday that it has decided to postpone a planned increase in oil production until October and November, following crude prices that hit a nine-month low. If…
