LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Friday and were near their lowest levels since February as concerns over a possible recession and a fall in fuel demand continued to rattle markets.
CLOSING BELL: While an in-line repo rate hike of 50 basis points gave ammunition to the bulls, bears tried to drag the indices as inflation projections were maintained for fiscal 2022-23 (FY23)
Oil prices extended losses, after hitting their lowest since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine in the previous session, as the market fretted over the impact of inflation
The Indian rupee is expected to strengthen against the U.S. dollar at open on Friday as oil prices extended their recent slide to slip to their lowest since February
Naha says that fears of a recession are less of a concern for India than the developed markets and that domestic equities are likely to remain more insulated to global macro challenges.
LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday as the market weighed tight supply against fears of a demand slowdown, after a build in U.S. crude and gasoline stocks sent prices to multi-month lows in the previous session.
CLOSING BELL: PSU banks were the worst hit today with the Nifty PSB index down 1.75 per cent
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CLOSING BELL: All sectors, except IT and Financial Services, witnessed selling pressure today, led by auto, pharma, and public sector banks
The MCX Crude Oil futures could dip briefly below the 200-DMA at Rs 7,275 indicates the weekly momentum oscillators. Bias for Natural Gas futures no longer negative.
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CLOSING BELL: losses in HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, Infosys, L&T, and Bharti Airtel nearly balanced gains in Kotak Bank, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Asian Paints, and Bajaj Finance
After frontline indices rallied 9 per cent each in the last one month, analysts believe that the strong foreign inflows after nine months of relentless selling brought upswing to the markets.
India's Manufacturing PMI rose to 56.4 in July compared to 53.9 in June, and this also supported the rupee
CLOSING BELL: M&M (up 6 per cent) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by RIL, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Kotak Bank, Ultratech Cement, ITC, NTPC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Titan
(Reuters) - A rally in oil prices could stall as recession fears and COVID flare-ups in China slow demand and counter supply risks from sanctions on Russia and OPEC+ output constraints, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
CLOSING BELL: Public sector banks were the only losers with the Nifty PSB index down 1.2 per cent
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose more than $1 a barrel on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session, buoyed by improved risk appetite among investors as lower crude inventories and a rebound in gasoline demand in the United States supported prices.