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Petrol, diesel prices may not fall despite 30% dip in global crude price

In a bid to recover past losses the state-run oil companies may not immediately lift the six-month-long freeze on daily pricing of automobile fuel rates despite a nearly 30% decline in prices

Petrol, diesel prices may not fall despite 30% dip in global crude price

In a bid to recover past losses the state-run oil companies may not immediately lift the six-month-long freeze on daily pricing of automobile fuel rates despite a nearly 30% decline in prices

Rupee sheds 53 paise on crude oil price spike; bond yields jump

Dealers say it's because of delay in index inclusion

Rupee plunges 49 paise to 81.89 against US dollar as crude oil spikes

The rupee fell by 49 paise to close at 81.89 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday as heavy selling pressure in the domestic equities and a spike in crude oil prices weighed on the local unit. Besides, a stronger greenback against key rivals and persistent foreign fund outflows put pressure on the domestic currency, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened weak at 81.65, fell further to 81.98 against the American currency. It finally ended at 81.89, down 49 paise over its previous close. In the previous session, the rupee settled at 81.40 against the greenback. On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 638.11 points or 1.11 per cent to end at 56,788.81, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 207 points or 1.21 per cent to 16,887.35. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.30 per cent to 112.45. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futu

India slashes base import prices of crude, refined palm oil and gold

India has slashed the base import prices of crude and refined palm oil, crude soya oil and gold, the government said in a statement late on Friday, as prices corrected in the world market.

Oil set for weekly gain as dollar weakens, OPEC+ considers output cut

Brent crude futures for November, which expire on Friday, rose by 95 cents, or 1.07%, to $89.44 a barrel by 0948 GMT. The more active December contract was up 81 cents at $87.99

F&O expiry: Nifty holds 16,800, Sensex dips 188 pts day ahead of RBI policy

CLOSING BELL: ITC, Dr Reddy's Labs, Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, M&M, NTPC, and Nestle India were the top large-cap winners, while Asian Paints, Tech M, Wipro, TCS, Titan, Kotak Bank sank

Oil prices hit nine-month low on recession fears, US dollar surge

Brent crude futures for November settlement slipped by 82 cents, or 1%, to $85.33 a barrel at 1110 GMT. The contract fell as low as $84.51, the lowest since Jan 14

Weakening rupee to make import of crude oil, commodities expensive

The Indian rupee sliding to a historic low of 81.09 to a dollar will make import of crude oil and other commodities expensive further fueling inflation which for the past several months has remained above the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance level of 6 per cent. The pressure on the domestic currency, which is mainly due to repeated hikes in interest rate by the US Fed, is likely to continue with rise in trade deficit and gradual withdrawal of funds by institutional investors. The Reserve Bank, which is scheduled to announce its bi-monthly monetary policy later this week, is expected to increase the repo-rate or the short-term lending rates by 50 basis points in a bid to tame inflationary pressure. For a nation that is 85 per cent dependent on imports to meet its oil needs and 50 per cent for gas requirements, a weakening rupee has a bearing on domestic price of fuel. India's trade deficit more than doubled to USD 27.98 billion in August due to increased crude oil imports. Import of .

'Investors are building all data points into their market assessment'

Ajay Argal of Franklin Templeton believes that any change in stance to lower the pace or the quantum of rate hikes could provide an interim positive trigger for the markets.

With MCX Crude Oil below Rs 7,050, bears likely to reign; charts suggest

The MCX Crude Oil October futures may see a directional move on breakout from the Rs 6,550-6,900 trading range so far this week. Short-term trend for Natural Gas futures may soon turn negative.

Why are fuel prices at pumps not going down?

From $124 in March, price of crude oil has come down below $90 now. Add it with the oil imports from Russia, the retail prices of fuel should have come down now by now. But it's not. Find out why

Oil's not well: Markets likely to slip on crude oil, shows data

The benchmark Nifty50 Index during this time frame has jumped as much as 18%

Top Headlines: Govt slashes windfall tax, Adani overtakes Tata, and more

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Govt slashes windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, ATF, diesel export

The move follows moderation in the Indian basket of crude to $92.53/barrel on average in September compared with the August average of $97.4/barrel

Govt reduces windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, diesel, ATF

The government reduced tax on domestically-produced crude oil to Rs 10,500 per tonne from Rs 13,300 per tonne

Oil price steadies as demand concerns weigh, supply worries support

Crude has dropped substantially after a surge close to its all-time highs in March after Russia's Ukraine invasion added to supply concerns, pressured by the prospects of recession and weaker demand

Bias for MCX Crude Oil still negative; Natural Gas seeks support at 100-DMA

The MCX Crude Oil September futures may trade in a broad range of Rs 6,550 to Rs 7,150 this week. MCX Natural Gas futures seem to be finding support around the 100-DMA.

BPCL, IOC face 200-DMA hurdle despite Brent Crude slipping to 7-mth low

Barring Indian Oil Corp, which gained over 4%, the other two oil marketing companies, BPCL and HPCL, trade with negative returns on YTD basis and have immensely underperformed benchmark indices

Crude oil output to go up substantially from next year: Petroleum Secy

Pankaj Jain's comments follows contracts signed by govt for 34 oil exploration blocks; minister Hardeep Singh Puri asserts energy crisis in Europe far worse than India