Reliance Industries' higher cost efficiencies and diversified business model will prove helpful
Sensex falls 1,011 points, Nifty closes below 9k
Oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands.
Global benchmark Brent crude also fell sharply in response to the collapse of demand following reduced economic activity
Refiners like Reliance Industries may also see inventory losses adding pressure on already weak refining margins
The rally is under threat only when gold breaks 44,500
Oil plants are struggling with shrinking demand as coronavirus pandemic shuts off economies.
Gold is trading near all time high and some pullback is expected. Instead of chasing prices at a higher level, we recommend to buy on dips near 44,300.
The OPEC nations have agreed to "a different limit reduction of about 23 per cent", said US President Donald Trump
Strategic oil reserve is an important tool during ongoing crisis
While most Asian markets surged, a second day of gains in European equities put the region's benchmarks from Italy to France and Germany on course to exit a bear market
Most do not expect refinery shutdowns even if lockdown extends
BPCL has been developing the technology since FY16 and reached commercial production stage two years ago
An OPEC source briefed on Saudi oil policy said the scale of the fall in demand might require action beyond the scope OPEC+ could take alone
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has offered various grades of Middle East crude for sale in Asia's spot market, including grades such as Abu Dhabi's Murban crude and Qatar's al-Shaheen crude.
Petrol is being sold at a rate of Rs 69.63 per litre in Delhi
Lead, nickel and zinc lose 3.5% each on expectations of uncertain demand; slight dip in bullion
News of factories and showrooms in China reopening after several weeks of lockdown boosts sentiment
On top of the virus-related demand concerns, oil markets are also contending with an imminent surge in supplies from Saudi Arabia and Russia as the two nations face off in a very public way
He held a detailed review of the refinery project and said that the work of various phases of the project should be completed on time