As the government lowers the windfall tax on crude oil, Reliance Industries shares increase 1.5% and ONGC adds 2% intraday.

On Thursday, the government reduced the windfall tax on locally produced crude oil and diesel exports, boosting the intraday share prices of Reliance Industries and ONGC by more than 1.5%. Shares of Reliance Industries began trading at Rs. 2,571 before rising more than 1.5% to reach an intraday high of Rs. 2,618. ONGC reached a…

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This week, the rupee is projected to strengthen due to the lower US dollar and positive market sentiment worldwide.

Rupee recovered some of its strength from the prior week and retreated to 81.50 levels, while the dollar retreated to 105.60 levels. The FOMC meeting minutes revealed that the majority of the officials believe the central bank should limit the rate of interest rate hikes, which caused the dollar to lose strength. Additionally, the rupee…

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ONGC plans to reverse the fall in oil and gas production, with production rebounding to 25.6 mt in FY25

The biggest oil and gas producer in India, ONGC, said on a conference call with investors that it would reverse years of production drop this year and progressively increase output going forward as it invests billions to produce from more recent discoveries. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produced 21.707 million tonnes of crude oil…

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Windfall tax increased on crude oil imposed diesel cut; duty on ATF export unchanged in fortnightly review

The government decreased the windfall tax on diesel exports on Wednesday while raising it on domestically produced crude oil. According to a government statement, the tax on crude oil produced by local companies, such as the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), was increased from Rs 9,500 per tonne to Rs 10,200 per tonne…

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