In early trade on Wednesday, the rupee traded in a narrow range against the US dollar as high crude oil prices and a strong greenback offset the support from favorable macroeconomic data. Foreign exchange dealers claimed that domestic industrial production and retail inflation data were better than expected and backed up investor confidence. Investors are…
As investors awaited a barrage of macroeconomic data due later this week that could suggest whether Europe and the U.S. continue to boost interest rates, Brent oil futures stayed slightly above $90 a barrel on Tuesday. The benchmark Brent contract for international markets fell 6 cents to $90.58 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate oil…
Despite continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, crude oil achieved a rise of 0.43%, ending the day at $72.58. Investors were more interested in the tightening supply conditions. The voluntary supply cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia were increased by a total of 1.3 million barrels per day until the end of the year, which improved market sentiment….
In contrast to the increase in the tax on diesel and ATF exports, the government has reduced the windfall profit tax on domestically produced crude oil. The special additional excise duty, or SAED, paid on domestically produced crude oil was decreased from Rs 7,100 per tonne to Rs 6,700 per tonne. According to the announcement,…
As a result of important market events, crude oil had a big increase of 2.02%, finishing at 6871. Notably, the main forces behind this rally were the steep decrease in U.S. crude stocks and the belief that the leaders of OPEC+ would maintain a tight world supply. According to figures from the Energy Information Administration…
In response to a weakening US dollar on international markets on Wednesday, the rupee gained 6 paise to settle at 82.74 (provisional). Analysts claim that while rises in crude oil prices restrained the rupee’s upward potential, FII inflows into the capital market and robust equity markets supported the local currency. In the face of overnight…
Due to a recovery in the price of crude oil and the dollar on international markets, the rupee fell 8 paise to end the day at 82.71 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. According to FX dealers, foreign fund withdrawals from the equity markets also affected the outlook for the rupee. In the face…
As the dollar fell from a 12-week high due to improving risk sentiment in the financial markets, crude oil yesterday closed down by -0.26% at 6503. Gains overall were modest as the perception of tighter supply was countered by the possibility of loosening sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. After China announced additional measures to rescue…
As sluggish manufacturing activity harmed the outlook for global demand and the dollar remained strong, oil prices decreased marginally in early Asian trade on Friday, setting the stage for a weeklong loss. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude slid 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $78.91 per barrel, Brent crude dropped 16 cents, or 0.2%, to…
On Tuesday, when the US dollar declined from its high levels, the rupee bounced back from its record low levels and ended the day 19 paise higher at 82.94 (provisional).In line with a weakening US dollar, according to forex traders, the rupee strengthened. Foreign investors’ push to sell their investments amid risk aversion on international…
