Crude Oil Price

The largest West Asian crude exporter set the November Arab ‌Light crude oil official selling price ​to Asia at $5 a barrel below ​the average of Oman and Dubai prices, down $3 from the previous month

Oil prices climbed after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais area

Rising crude prices, firm US yields, global risk aversion weigh on Indian equities

Stock market crash: Analysts flag October rate hike fears, low liquidity, high oil prices, persistent FIIs selling and a long-weekend as some of the key reasons for the market fall on Thursday.

Brent was near $98 a barrel after rising about 14% in September, while investors weighed stalled US-Iran peace talks and signs of a recovery in West Asia oil exports

Nifty 50 up 1.3%, Sensex 0.7% in April-September; Nifty Smallcap 250 index zooms 24.6%

Kaynat Chainwala of Kotak Securities reckons that the MCX Crude Oil is showing a cautious-to-bearish setup on the 4-hour chart after facing resistance near ₹9,280-9,300 levels.

Earlier, in the first nine months of the calendar year 2011, the BSE Sensex and Nifty had plunged 19.8 per cent and 18.9 per cent, respectively.

Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1.11%, to $103.73 a barrel by 0131 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate ‌crude 34 cents, or 0.38%, to $89.72

Urges trade and energy diversification as US tariffs and West Asian conflict escalate crude import pressures

The rupee recovered from an intraday low of 96.15 per dollar to close flat at 95.99, aided by RBI intervention, softer crude prices and foreign inflows

BSE Sensex ended the day at 243 points or 0.33 per cent at 72,529, while Nifty 50 closed the day at 22,716, down 64 points or 0.28 per cent.

Crude oil flows from the Strait of Hormuz have increased to average above 10 mbpd as per the shipping tanker tracker data.

Brent crude futures had risen 63 cents, or 0.6%, to $105.91 a barrel ‌by 0002 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $93.32, up 72 cents, or 0.8%

Brent futures were up $2.98, or 2.86 per cent, at $107.30 a barrel by 1206 GMT after hitting their highest since September 15 earlier in the session

All sectoral indices traded in the red in early trade. Broader markets also faced intense selling pressure as both midcap and smallcap indices were down 1 per cent each.

India VIX indicates expected volatility in the market over the next 30 days. Higher levels suggest greater volatility as traders expect larger price swings in the market.

Commercial banks mobilised $133 billion in FCNR(B) deposits after the RBI opened its concessional swap window in June, prompting the scheme to close a month early

Brent was down 87 cents, or ​0.82%, at $105.73 a barrel at 0212 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down $1.56, or 1.65%, at $93.05 ‌a barrel

The rupee settled at 95.96 per dollar, while the benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose 6 basis points to 7.11 per cent, its highest level since May 21