Oil prices fell on Monday as worries about fuel consumption in the top two oil consumers in the world, the United States and China, outweighed hopes for tighter supplies as a result of any OPEC+ supply cuts and a restart of U.S. purchases for reserves. Brent crude futures were down 43 cents, or 0.6%, to…
The rupee declined for the second consecutive day, losing 7 paise to 82.16 against the US dollar on Friday as investor confidence was dampened by a strong foreign dollar. However, dealers indicated that a rising trend in domestic equities and unabated foreign capital inflows helped to soften the decline. The rupee’s intraday high against the…
The U.S. debt ceiling uncertainty and resurrected concerns for a regional banking crisis in the United States limited advances in the early Asian trading on Friday as traders covered short positions in anticipation of the weekend. In the morning session, Brent crude futures were up 36 cents, or 0.5%, to $75.34 per barrel. To reach…
A better gasoline demand report from the United States, the world’s biggest oil user, helped oil prices recover on Thursday after falling by more than a dollar a barrel the previous day. In the morning session, the price of Brent crude futures increased by 56 cents, or 0.7%, to $76.97 per barrel, while the price…
On Monday, the rupee lost some of its early gains and fell 2 paise to close at 81.80 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar, following a rise in crude oil prices. The gains from a weak American dollar and strong domestic equities were offset by a rise in crude oil prices, according to forex traders, who…
After the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates and investors became concerned about a slowing global economy that could reduce energy demand, oil prices fell more than 1% on Thursday, compounding recent steep losses. Brent futures had decreased by 76 cents, or 1.1%, to $71.57 per barrel. On Wednesday, the global benchmark recorded its lowest…
In response to a strong U.S. dollar abroad, the rupee gave up all of its early gains and depreciated by 3 paise to close at 81.82 (provisional) on Friday. The declining inclination in the rupee was nonetheless restrained, according to forex traders, by the positive attitude on the domestic equity market. At the interbank foreign…
In the midst of a strong U.S. dollar abroad on Thursday, the rupee gave up all of its early gains to end the day 10 paise worse at 81.84 (provisional). The robust sentiment on the domestic stock market, according to forex traders, limited the rupee’s decline. The local unit started out at the interbank foreign…
Following the weakness of the U.S. dollar in the international market, the rupee increased 21 paise to end the day at 81.74 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar. Forex traders claimed that the local currency was also supported by an upward trend in domestic equities. The local unit began trading at 82 against the U.S. dollar…
As softer U.S. economic statistics and an increase in petrol inventories stoked worries about a recession and slowing global oil demand, oil prices dropped on Friday, extending losses from the two prior days and aiming for a weeklong decline. At the morning June Brent futures were down 14 cents, or 0.2%, at $80.96 per barrel….
