Cottonseed oil cake prices on Monday declined by Rs 74 to Rs 2,554 per quintal in futures trade as participants reduced their bets following weak trends in spot markets. On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, cottonseed oil cake for March delivery fell by Rs 74 or 2.82 per cent to Rs 2,554 per quintal with an open interest of 36,580 lots. Analysts said a sell-off by participants at existing levels amid a subdued trend in the market mainly weighed on cottonseed oil cake prices.
But its impact has been kept under check
EU set to propose fresh sanctions on Moscow tech and vehicles
State-run explorer Oil India reported a bigger-than-expected 40% jump in third-quarter profit on Friday, aided by increased production and better price realisation
The European Union ban on seaborne Russian fuel shipments, coupled with earlier restrictions on the bloc's crude purchases, give more impetus for Moscow to ramp up the flows to India
Although the front-month Brent futures contract was down 37 cents to $84.53 a barrel in low volumes, the more actively traded April Brent futures rose by 89 cents, or 1.1%, to $85.39 by 12:47 p.m. EST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his message on the second day of the elite gathering of world leaders and corporate executives in Davos
But OPEC kept its 2023 global demand growth forecast unchanged
The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 562.75 points or 0.94 per cent to settle at 60,655.72
Prices surged in March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended global crude flows, with international benchmark Brent reaching $139.13 a barrel, highest since 2008
Brent crude futures climbed 44 cents, or 0.5%, to $83.90 a barrel by 0138 GMT after settling 1.2% down in the previous session
Brent futures for February fell 79 cents, or 1.0%, to $82.47 a barrel by 0730 GMT, while US crude fell 80 cents, or 1.0%, to $78.16 a barrel
India is preparing to launch sales of 20% ethanol with gasoline and will look to gradually raise its share of the cleaner fuel in its energy mix, the country's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said
Brent crude fell $1.05, or 1.3%, to $78.30 a barrel by 1020 GMT. It touched $77.74 earlier, the lowest since Jan. 3. U.S. crude was down $1.24 or 1.7% to $73.01 and touched $72.25
It would essentially ban any reference to a price cap in contracts for Russian crude oil or products, and prohibit loadings destined for any countries that adopt the restrictions
Oil prices fell to their lowest since early January, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are considering a half-million barrel daily output increase
Brent edged down below $98 a barrel, after losing ground in the week's opening session as China reaffirmed its commitment to its zero Covid-19 strategy
"We always express our readiness to increase our economic ties with India. It's up to India, we are ready to deliver oil," Elahi said
Oil prices slid on Monday after Chinese data showed that demand from the world's largest crude importer remained lacklustre in September
Brent crude futures climbed 54 cents, or 0.6%, to $94.04 a barrel by 0125 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $85.56 a barrel, up 51 cents, or 0.6%