The government-appointed panel for reviewing the pricing of natural gas has sought more time to submit its report as it does a tightrope walk of striking a balance between the expectations of producers and consumers, sources said. The panel headed by former planning commission member Kirit S Parikh was tasked to suggest a "fair price to the end-consumer" by the end of September. Given the enormity of the task, the committee wanted 30 more days to finish the report but the government wants it to wrap up the work by mid-October, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. A decision on the exact duration of the extension will be taken next week after oil secretary Pankaj Jain returns from his overseas trip, they said. Natural gas is a fossil energy source that formed deep beneath the earth's surface. It is used to generate electricity, produce fertiliser, convert into CNG to run automobiles and piped to household kitchens for cooking and heating. It is also used in making glass, .
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, defensives rose in trades today with the Nifty IT, FMCG, and Pharma indices advancing between 0.6 per cent and 0.9 per cent
Analysts believe further sell offs in oil markets could see OPEC+ intervene to support prices by collectively reducing their output
Countries may push to have a preliminary deal ahead of an informal gathering of EU leaders in Prague on Oct 6
Stock market live: At 07:50 am, SGX Nifty quoted at 17,230, indicating an opening loss of over 100-odd points on the Nifty
With prices of natural gas and coal heading to record highs and those for crude oil not far below their 2008 peak, the world seems more hooked on carbon than ever
CLOSING BELL: ith this, the indices have yet again turned negative for calendar year 2022. During the day, the Sensex had tumbled over 1,100 points, and the Nifty50 had erased nearly 350 points
Brent crude futures for November settlement were up 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $92.41 a barrel at 0939 GMT
Analysts expect rupee to trade in the range of 78-80 per dollar, for now
More processes to be brought under the self-certification framework while clearance portal is being upgraded
Brent crude futures were up 70 cents, or 0.8%, at $91.54 a barrel by 1:43 p.m. EDT (1743 GMT)
Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden will step down at the end of this year after almost 40 years at the company
Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.4%, to $94.48 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 46 cents, or 0.5%, to $88.94
With the recent rally, the Nifty Midcap 100 now trades at an 18-per cent premium to large-caps at 23.2x
CLOSING BELL: Tech M, Titan, Axis Bank, Infosys, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Wipro, RIL, and TCS were the top large-cap winners
In a bid to counter the growing clamour among the G7 nations to enforce a price cap on Russian oil, Moscow told New Delhi it is willing to provide petroleum at even lower rates than before to India
Brent crude rose $3.69, or 4.1%, to settle at $92.84 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $3.25, or 3.9% to settle at $86.79 a barrel
Oil prices turned down in early trade on Friday after a slight rebound in the previous session, leaving them set to fall for a second straight week on worries that central banks' aggressive rate hikes
CLOSING BELL: Shree Cement, BPCL, Tech M, Axis Bank, M&M, ICICI Bank, Ultratech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, and SBI gained in the range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent
Brent crude futures fell $1.08, or 1.2%, to $91.75 a barrel by 0644 GMT after slipping 3% in the previous session. The contract hit a session low of $91.20, the lowest since Feb. 18