CLOSING BELL: The 30-pack index had dropped over 900 points intra-day to hit a low of 61,715.61, while the 50-pack index hit a low of 18,388
Brent crude futures fell 64 cents, or 0.8%, to $82.06 per barrel by 0730 GMT, while US crude futures slid 73 cents, or 0.9%, to $76.55
Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.9%, to $81.44 per barrel by 1144 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 80 cents at $76.19
CLOSING BELL: The broader markets, on the other hand, outperformed the benchmark indices as the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced 0.59 per cent and 0.68 per cent, respectively
WPI-based inflation remained below the double-digit mark for second consecutive month in November
On the downside, Rs 5,850 seems to be a good support for Crude Oil; Whereas Natural Gas futures have multiple supports as per the daily chart.
CLOSING BELL: IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, M&M, Tech M, HCL Tech, Infosys, TCS, Ultratech Cement, and Bajaj Finserv were the top gainers on the 30-pack index
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the country needs to promote flex-fuel vehicles and e-mobility to tide over the problems created by wide fluctuations in crude oil prices in the international market. Addressing an event organised by SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures), Gadkari further said that the aviation sector is also facing problems due to the high cost of aviation fuel. "Every year, (wide) fluctuations in crude oil prices are creating lots of problems...We need to march towards adoption of 100 per cent flex fuel vehicles," he said. Flex-fuel compatible cars can run on more than one type of fuels and also on a mixture. Typically, a blend of petrol and ethanol or methanol is used. The road transport and highways minister pointed out that 40 per cent of pollution in India is because of the use of fossil fuels. Noting that there is a need to encourage technology to convert waste to wealth, he said, "we are encouraging lots of industries to start ...
Russia has welcomed India's decision to not support the price cap on Russian oil announced by G7 and its allies and offered it cooperation on leasing and building large-capacity ships to overcome the ban on insurance services and tanker chartering in the European Union and Britain to continue buying discounted oil. The offer came as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held a meeting with the Indian Ambassador to Moscow, Pavan Kapoor, on Friday. "The Deputy Prime Minister welcomed India's decision not to support the price cap on Russian oil, which was imposed on December 5 by the G7 countries and their allies," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. India's appetite for Russian oil has swelled ever since it started trading on discount as the West shunned it to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. Novak noted that even amid the energy crisis, Russia is responsibly fulfilling its contractual obligations for the supply of energy resources, diversifying energy
CLOSING BELL: The benchmark indices sought support from financial and metal stocks with their respective indices climbing 0.2 per cent & 0.4 per cent. On the downside, the IT index fell 0.4 per cent.
Russia is said to have offered to help India overcome the oil price cap, which has been imposed by Western nations on the world's largest country
From the high of $120 per barrel in June to the low of $75 per barrel in December, Brent crude oil prices have literally gone up and down. What will guide oil prices in 2023?
The key risks identified by the brokerage are stretched government finances and oil prices going past $120 a barrel
The unprecedented move by one set of countries to try to impose a price at which another can sell a commodity has drawn confusion among traders, and - from Moscow - a threat of retaliation
The MCX Crude Oil and Natural Gas futures seem to be placed on a slippery ground on multiple time-frames, as per the charts.
The government in Ankara is insisting the ships have a letter from their insurer guaranteeing cover while in Turkish waters -- something that's yet to happen
Russia has consistently said it won't sell oil to countries that participate in the price cap
A record 24.8 percent of India's crude oil imports came from Russia in the April-September period
The US shipped a record 450,000 barrels/day to India in November
Russia refused to accept a price cap on Russian oil which European Union along with G7 and others have set a deal for a $60 per barrel, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said