Oil price outlook: Crude oil prices are likely to remain supported by geopolitical uncertainty and tightening inventories in the near term
Optimism from progress in trade talks with the US and expanded reciprocal tariff exemptions further fuelled investor enthusiasm
Expectations of higher supply and lower demand were already visible in the price movements for crude oil over the past weeks
India's crude oil imports from the US hit a two-year high in April, with US market share tripling since February, as both nations work towards a trade deal to rationalise import tariffs
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Brent futures rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $76.78 a barrel by 11:33 a.m. EST (1633 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $74.23
Amid the shifting sands of geopolitics, Russia remained India's top crude oil supplier accounting for 35 to 40 per cent of total imports
Chinese crude imports grew annually for the first time in seven months in November, up more than 14 per cent from a year earlier
No major revenue impact, say experts
Oil prices rose on Friday, with Brent futures reaching $74.37 after Russia announced it had fired a ballistic missile at Ukraine and warned of a potential widening conflict
Oil price outlook: Given the low level of oil inventories, there could be a sustained geopolitical premium in crude price until the conflict is resolved in the short-term
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The geo-political risk and expectation of three rate cuts from US fed has triggered rally in oil prices, says Mohammed Imran.
On the daily chart, MCX Gold for August is hovering near its trend line support. A break below 70,750 could signal bearish sentiments, the analyst said
For the online meeting of OPEC+ oil producers coming up on Sunday, traders and analysts are predicting 2.2 million barrels per day of voluntary production cuts to stay in place
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, Iranian officials said
Any significant upside in Crude Oil can only be sustained by strong demand side fundamentals from the US and China, says Mohammed Imran, research analyst at Sharekhan BNP Paribas.