Oil prices decreased on Wednesday as reports from the industry revealed that U.S. oil stockpiles increased more than anticipated, but losses were restrained by supply concerns. After closing 26 cents higher the day before, December Brent crude futures were down 72 cents, or 0.8%, at $92.80 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for the…
On Friday, the market began to weigh fears about high inflation as optimism about a potential increase in energy consumption in China faded. The price of Brent crude futures had dropped by 5 cents to $92.33 per barrel. The price of U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures increased by 7 cents to $84.58 per barrel. “With several…
As diesel inventories decreased and oil prices reversed previous losses, they gradually increased in Asian trade on Friday. Saudi Arabia and Washington, however, continued to disagree over OPEC+’s intentions to reduce output. By 0242 GMT, Brent crude futures had increased by 29 cents, or 0.3%, to $94.86 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
As a result of strong manufacturing activity and rising consumer confidence, India’s crude oil demand is anticipated to increase by 8% sequentially to 5.35 million barrels per day (mb/d) from October through December 2022. The demand for oil in India is predicted to increase by 1.1% quarterly to 5.41 mb/d between January and March of…
USDINR opened with a gap up at Rs.82.20 in the previous session after closing at Rs.81.90 on Thursday, and the market saw primarily dollar purchasing by corporates and banks as rupee pressure persisted on Friday. With other Asian currencies plunging – CNH from 7.02 to 7.12 and KRW from almost 1400 to 1412 – with…
Oil prices rose after OPEC+ agreed to limit production by 2 million barrels per day, a rate more than the market had anticipated. Oil prices rose in response to the news, but the gains were limited as the market awaited the U.S. response. OPEC+ has been undershooting its own output for months, so the market…
Lead prices reached a seven-week high on Thursday stockpiles fell amid concerns about smelter closures. Copper and zinc prices also increased as a result of limitations placed on metal from a Russian business by the London Metal Exchange (LME). Trading was choppy as investors also tried to factor in potential loss of demand from aggressive…
Gold rate and silver rate were trading higher in India on Thursday, on the back of positive global cues. Gold December futures were trading at Rs 51,915 per 10 grams on the Multi Commodity Exchange, up Rs 269 or 0.5% from the previous close of Rs 51,646. On the MCX, silver December futures were trading…
In anticipation of a meeting of OPEC+ producers to negotiate a significant output cut in what energy executives and experts view as a tight supply market, oil prices increased little on Wednesday, adding to gains of 3% in the previous session. After rising $2.94 the day before, Brent crude increased by 11 cents to $91.91…
Crude oil futures were trading at about $85 per barrel on Monday, after falling by almost 6% over the previous week. November crude oil futures on WTI were at $78.30, down 0.56 percent, while November crude oil futures on Brent were at $85.61, down 0.63 percent, both as of 10:02 a.m. On the Multi Commodity…
