The oil market, Shah of Kotak AMC said, is signalling that supplies could get constrained again, which may lead to another increase in prices. All this will impact how equity markets play out.
The attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz brought maritime traffic to a standstill and reignited concerns over global oil supplies and trade
The rupee recorded its sharpest one-day fall in a month on rising crude oil prices and renewed West Asia tensions, while the benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed
Recent pullback in crude oil prices from the channel support suggests short-covering, but the prevailing structure continues to reflect lower highs and lower lows, keeping the broader downtrend intact
The sentiment was further hit by a rise in crude oil prices after the US military launched airstrikes against Iran and reimposed crude sales sanctions
Thus far in the calendar year 2026, the stock price of HPCL, BPCL and IOC plunged between 17 per cent and 22 per cent, as against a 8.9 per cent decline in BSE Sensex.
Brent crude futures gained $1.38, or 1.9%, to $75.54 a barrel, and US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to $71.81 a barrel, up $1.37, or 1.9% at 0128 GMT
The Middle East is now entering a different kind of conflict-one driven not by military confrontation, but by the battle for market share in global oil markets.
India's dependence on oil imports and its climate commitments require that petroleum consumption is replaced, to the extent possible, by electricity, preferably renewable
Brent futures climbed 46 cents, or 0.64%, to $72.26 a barrel as of 0407 GMT. West Texas Intermediate was up 32 cents, or 0.47%, to $69.01 a barrel
High crude oil prices pushed state-run oil retailers into massive under-recoveries despite fuel price hikes, while LPG sales continued to remain loss-making, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said
Brent futures lost 79 cents or 1.1% to $70.78 a barrel by 0642 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell 84 cents or 1.2% to $67.74 a barrel
Mohammed Imran, research Analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan has a bearish-to-neutral view on Brent through H2CY2026, with a base-case range of $68-72/bbl.
Markets are either portrayed as unstoppable or extremely fragile, whereas the truth generally lies somewhere in between, says Radhika Gupta of Edelweiss Mutual Fund.
For India, BofA Securities has raised the 2026 GDP (gross domestic product) forecast to 7 per cent from the 6.2 per cent forecasted in April. For 2027, it now pegs the GDP growth at 7 per cent.
India's inflation likely to remain contained in coming months, says FinMin
Brent crude fell 10.6% last week, its third weekly decline, after crude shipments through the strait rose last week to their highest level since the US-Israeli conflict with Iran began in February
Brent crude futures settled at $71.99 a barrel, down $3.27, or 4.34%. US West Texas Intermediate finished at $69.23 a barrel, down $2.69 or 3.74%
National Iranian Oil Company and traders have approached Indian refiners with discounted crude following Washington's temporary sanctions waiver, though payment mechanisms remain unclear
Brent crude futures fell 19 cents, or 0.25%, to $75.07 a barrel as of 0055 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate fell 13 cents, or 0.18%, to $71.79 a barrel