India's gold investment demand jumped 54 per cent to 82 tonnes between January and March, overtaking jewellery for the first time since 2000, while jewellery's share fell to a record low 44 per cent
Stronger investment demand in the world's second-largest consumer of gold partly offset a decline in jewellery buying, hit by a rally in prices, helping keep overall demand stable
Brent near $114 signals tight supply as inventories plunge. Backwardation, outages, and demand risks amid Iran war may reset crude's floor to $75-80, says Anindya Banerjee of Kotak Securities
Prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption may keep oil prices higher for longer, says Mohammed Imran of Mirae Asset Sharekhan. He forecasts Brent at $90 in Q4-CY26; risks skew to $120 on supply shock
Brent crude futures for June climbed $2.32, or 2.1 per cent, to $110.55 a barrel as of 0638 GMT, after gaining 2.8 per cent in the previous session to its highest close since April 7
Brent crude futures rose $2.16, or 2.05%, to $107.49 a barrel by 2346 GMT, the highest since April 7, and US West Texas Intermediate was at $96.17 a barrel, up $1.77, or 1.88%
On the macroeconomic front, traders will monitor monetary policy decisions from the US Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and European Central Bank
Gold is expected to range trade with a bearish bias with a possible test of $4600 unless the US and Iran make material progress towards resolving the conflict through diplomatic channels.
