NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices regained some ground in Asian trade on Wednesday amid concerns over attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and growing expectations that cuts to U.S. interest rates will take longer than thought. Brent crude futures increased 24 cents or 0.3% to $82.58 a barrel by 0721 while U.S. West Texas…
India’s domestic crude oil production for the first ten months of the current fiscal year was 24.5 million metric tonnes, a slight decrease of 0.4% from the same time the previous year. Additionally, the output did not meet the goal of 25.1 for the April–January period. Out of this, ONGC’s production decreased by 3% to…
On Friday, oil prices fluctuated as investors considered the dwindling demand prediction by a powerful organization and the unimpressive U.S. retail sales report that raised hopes for interest rate reduction in the country. At 01:31 , Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.75 a barrel. At $78.04 a barrel, U.S. West Texas…
With the United States and Britain striking Houthi military targets in Yemen in retribution for attacks by the Iran-backed group on ships in the Red Sea beginning late last year, oil prices increased by more than 2% on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate oil futures were up $1.53, or 2.1%, at $73.55 a barrel, while…
Following continuous inflows of foreign funds and a record-breaking run in domestic stocks, the rupee gained 29 paise to settle at 83.01 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday. With the benchmark BSE Sensex surpassing the new milestone of 71,000, the stock markets maintained their historic run. Forex dealers reported that strong purchases by overseas…
Wednesday’s 5 paise increase in the rupee against the US dollar to close at 83.32 (provisional) was aided by a bullish trend in local equities and steady intake of foreign funds. Forex dealers claimed that strong gains for the local currency were limited by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) purchasing dollars and the increase…
Early Asian trading on Friday saw a decline in oil prices, which continued losses following the voluntary agreement by OPEC+ members to reduce oil output for the first quarter of 2019 that fell short of market expectations. At morning session February’s Brent crude futures were down 14 cents, or 0.2%, at $80.72 per barrel. At…
For the third day in a row, the rupee continued to gain strength and in early trade on Thursday it gained 2 paise to 83.30 against the US dollar, following encouraging signals from the equity markets and the continued inflow of foreign funds. Crude oil prices, according to forex dealers, were restrained by the significant…
The largest producer of gas and oil in India, ONGC, has entered into long-term agreements with refiners to sell the crude oil it extracts from offshore resources in Mumbai at a premium to the global benchmark Brent, according to sources. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has agreements with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)…
Following a downward trend in domestic equities, the rupee lost 2 paise and hit an all-time low of 83.36 against the US dollar in the morning session on Friday. The opening rate of the rupee versus the dollar at the interbank foreign exchange was 83.33. In the first trades, it fell 2 paise from its…
