Higher crude prices, a weaker rupee, elevated insurance costs and delayed fuel price hikes are expected to weigh on the June-quarter earnings of state-run oil marketing companies
U.S. forces bombed targets in southern Iran overnight after President Donald Trump said that Tehran would pay dearly for the deaths of American soldiers. Iran, meanwhile, struck U.S. sites in Bahrain
Brent is likely to remain supported while Hormuz traffic remains impaired, Red Sea threats persist, and Russian refining capacity faces recurring attacks
At present, Goldman sees Brent at $80 a barrel in the fourth quarter, and $75 next year, predicated on a de-escalation of tensions in the West Asia
India's crude oil import bill climbed to $14.7 billion in June as elevated global crude prices amid supply disruptions outweighed a decline in import volumes
Brent crude futures climbed $2.09, or 2.37%, to $90.19 by 0241 GMT, touching the highest since June 11, extending gains after rising 15.9% last week, its biggest weekly gain since April
The rupee closed at 96.28 per dollar on Friday, down about 1% on the week, its steepest drop since May, the month in which the currency hit its all time-low of 96.96
Gold's near-term direction depends on whether June CPI marks the start of a durable disinflation trend or a temporary pullback driven by energy base effects.
Nomura said that elevated crude oil prices are negative for OMCs' marketing margins and CGDs' input costs, while positive for upstream realisations in the near term.
Stocks to watch today: Indian stock market was slated to open on a positive note. On stock-specific front, IT stocks will be in focus after IBM's weak outlook.
For the second straight session, Brent closed at its highest since June 12 and West Texas Intermediate at its highest since June 15 and rose further on early Wednesday trade
The rupee weakened beyond 96 per US dollar while the benchmark 10-year bond yield rose 6 basis points as higher crude oil prices and inflation concerns weighed on markets
Wealth creation opportunities exist across all the cohort of market and investors are recommended to adopt bottom-up stock specific approach, says Baldev Prakash, MD & CEO of SBICAP Securities.
The exit of UAE has certainly loosened the cartels grip over the pricing power and the Cartels kingpin Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar are fighting an open war to control the market
Oil prices climbed to a four-week high after the US reinstated its blockade of Iranian shipping and both sides intensified attacks around the Strait of Hormuz
Record tanker freight rates, opaque Iranian supply channels and sharply higher discounts on Russian crude have kept Indian refiners reliant on Russia despite the revival of West Asian supplies
At last check, Brent crude was up 4.09 per cent at $79.12 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 4.10 per cent to $74.33 a barrel.
The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 3.9 per cent to $78.96 per barrel, while US benchmark crude oil added 4 per cent to $74.26 per barrel
Oil prices edged lower on Friday as inflation concerns weighed on demand, but crude remained on track for strong weekly gains amid renewed US-Iran strikes and uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz
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