Up 80 paise a litre; domestic gas cylinder now dearer by Rs 50
CLOSING BELL: Tech M, Tata Motors, BPCL, ITC, JSW Steel, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, Infosys, TCS, Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, Wipro and IndusInd Bank were the other gainers
Dual diesel rates will be distortionary
Britain said it will phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by 2022
According to officials, India has managed to blend almost 9.34 per cent ethanol with petrol in the first quarter of the 2021-22 supply year, which started in December
The RTI reply revealed that in 2018-19, three state-run OMCs paid Rs 37,585 crore as subsidy, which came down to only Rs 2,706 crore in FY22 till December, Kolarkar told PTI
Even if OMCs are not made to share any under-recovery, the continued pricing intervention would make it utterly difficult to divest government's stake in BPCL, Motilal Oswal said in its report
Blending crossed 8.93% on Feb 16; trade sources say to achieve the 10% mark, 4.37 bn litres of ethanol are required of which 4.20 bn litres have already been offered via tenders and finalised by OMC
'We expect the regional refining benchmark to average around $3-4/bbl over the next 12-18 months, balancing our expectations of demand recovery alongside incoming capacity additions,' says Moody's
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It will provide some relief to restaurants, eateries, tea stalls and others which constitute the largest user segment of the 19 kg cylinders
Adani Ports, Indian Hotels and Tech Mahindra are some of the prominent companies to announce results today.
Minimum wage mandate most contentious for retailers
Oil marketing companies on Thursday kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities.
Move to curb ethanol's over-dependence on sugarcane, say OMCs
Oil marketing companies kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities on Tuesday.
Oil marketing companies on Monday kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities.
The national oil marketing companies have increased the price of commercial 19kg LPG cylinder by Rs 100.50, taking the new price to Rs 2,101 in Delhi
Prices of the petrol and diesel have been untouched post the revision of duties by the Centre and state governments in early November
Oil companies cautious over crude oil price fluctuations