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Crude oil up on demand prospects: steep rise in margins on MCX

Margin now fixed at 100%, with Rs 95,000 per lot as absolute minimum. So if crude falls below Rs 950, the margin will continue to be based on the price of Rs 950

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The circular further said that an additional margin of Rs 1 lakh will be imposed on the near-month contract, and on the sale side of option contracts for near-month crude

Rajesh Bhayani Mumbai
After wide volatility in the last two weeks, MCX Clearing Corporation raised margins for the crude oil contract, focusing more on the sale-side margin.

This has resulted in a price increase in crude oil with support from international prices, which also went up. At 11.30 pm on Wednesday, MCX crude oil futures were trading at Rs 1,183 per barrel, up 17.7 per cent from Tuesday’s close. On Nymex, WTI crude oil — the benchmark for the MCX — was trading at 25.2 per cent higher at $15.45 after reports of some European nations, Australia and New Zealand lifting lockdown leading

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