West Texas Intermediate climbed above $111 a barrel following four weekly gains, the longest such run since February.
Brent crude futures rose 82 cents to $113.37 a barrel at 0126 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 69 cents
India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, is struggling like much of the rest of the world with inflation at multi-year highs, and is keen to cut its import bill
Oil prices rose on Thursday, recovering from early losses, as lingering fears over tight global supplies outweighed fears over slower economic growth as highlighted by slumping global shares.
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty Realty and PSU Bank indices were the worst hit as they slipped 1.75 per cent and 1.6 per cent on the NSE
Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel in early Asian trade on Wednesday on hopes of demand recovery in China as the country gradually eases some of its strict Covid measures
NTPC, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, M&M, and IndusInd Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex index
The European Union aims to agree a phased embargo on Russian oil this month despite concerns about supply in eastern Europe
State-controlled Aramco made net income of $39.5 billion, up 82 per cent from a year earlier, when global energy demand was still severely suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic
Saudi Aramco's profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy markets and soaring oil prices
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine fell by a quarter on Wednesday after Kyiv halted use of a major transit route blaming interference by occupying Russian forces.
The fall in oil prices reflected trends in global financial markets as investors shed riskier assets on worries about higher interest rates and their impact on economic growth.
Global financial markets have been spooked by concerns over interest hikes and recession worries as tighter and wider Covid lockdowns in China led to slower export growth in the country in April
Saudi Aramco is lowering prices for the first time in four months
The gains come on the back of news from Tuesday that the European Union is working on new sanctions against Russia for waging war on Ukraine that will target Moscow's oil industry.
Markets in Japan, Britain, India and across Southeast Asia were closed for public holidays on Monday
Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Friday as fears over Russian supply disruption trumped Covid-19 lockdowns in China
Both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) as well as domestic institutions were net buyers on Thursday
China's capital Beijing reported 48 new symptomatic and 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for April 27
Brent crude oil prices dropped close to 5 per cent due to demand concerns following news that lockdowns were spreading to Beijing