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BPCL, India's second-biggest state refiner, on an average buys two million barrels of Russian Urals every month on a delivered basis
Used by automakers for catalytic converters to curb emissions, palladium rose 3.6% to $2,577.38 by 1043 GMT
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'war crimes' at UN session, Kyiv seeks meeting on Russian aggression, WMD; diplomats boycott Lavrov speeches at UN forums
Russian legislation has obliged foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users to open local offices since July 2021 or be subject to restrictions as severe as outright bans
Russia accounted for roughly 15% of China's total imports and was its second largest supplier behind Indonesia
Russia, which calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation", exports some 4 million to 5 million barrels per day of crude oil, and 2 million to 3 million barrels per day of refined products
Palm oil's record premium over rival oils could squeeze price-sensitive Asian and African consumers already reeling from spiralling fuel and food costs, and force them to curtail consumption and shift
On Saturday, the US, Britain, Europe and Canada announced new sanctions on Russia - including blocking certain lenders' access to the SWIFT international payment system
Ukraine says 70 servicemen killed by artillery in Okhtyrka; Washington offers more weapons, rules out 'no fly zone'; Turkey seals straits to warring countries warships
The rouble started the week in dramatic circumstance, plunging as much as 30% to a record 120 per dollar after Western countries and their allies slapped Russia with new sanctions
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.42% and Japan's Nikkei jumped 1.47%
May Brent crude futures, which began trading as prompt on Tuesday, gained about 1% at 0141 GMT to $98.90.
Global share markets have tumbled in recent days following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of Ukraine, where fierce fighting and Russian bombardment have killed dozens and sparked a refugee crisis.
The United States and Europe have banished big Russian banks from the main global payments system SWIFT
India, which has deep trade and defense ties with Russia, has so far not publicly condemned its long-standing ally, but has called for an end to violence, for diplomacy & dialogue to resolve conflict
India's wheat exports are likely to surge with a flurry of enquiries from buyers seeking alternatives to Black Sea shipments as Russia Ukraine war threatens to disrupt supplies from 2 major producers
Russian forces invaded Ukraine last week, marking the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two.
The main interest rate will rise to 20 per cent, its highest this century, from 9.5 per cent to counter the risks of the rouble's rapid depreciation and higher inflation
The letter was sent on Monday to traders who submit cargo offers into IOC's regular crude oil buy tenders