Oil prices gained about $1 in early trade on Friday, lifted by supply concerns and a weaker US dollar as attention turns to what OPEC and allies including Russia agree at a meeting next week
OPEC ministers are due to hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the appointment of a new secretary general, two OPEC sources said
The Midcap and Smallcap indices also surged over a per cent each, and advancing shares outnumbered declining stocks in 2:1 ratio the BSE on Thursday
The Nifty Realty index jumped 5 per cent today while the Nifty Metal index slipped 1.8 per cent
OPEC+ expects the oil market to be in deficit at least until the end of 2021 and stocks to stay relatively low until May 2022, OPEC+ sources said
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Oil prices dipped on Monday, the first day of 2021 trading, ahead of an OPEC meeting to discuss output levels for February with fears for first-half demand seeping into the market as pandemic lingers
The main reason OPEC was able to wrest this control in 1973 was that in 1970, crude oil production in Texas started to fall
Brent crude futures were up 10 cents, or 0.2%, at $43 a barrel as of 0049 GMT, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crudefutures rose 14 cents, or 0.4%, to $40.43 a barrel
After July, the cuts are due to taper to 7.7 million bpd until December although a final decision has yet to be taken
Brent crude fell 27 cents to $42.97 a barrel by 0114 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $40.27 a barrel, down 28 cents
The OPEC nations have agreed to "a different limit reduction of about 23 per cent", said US President Donald Trump
The alliance is tentatively aiming to hold the virtual gathering on April 9 instead of Monday as it previously intended, a delegate familiar with the matter said.
Investors were also eyeing whether the producer group would agree to deeper cuts
OPEC and its partners have been limiting supply since 2017
The prince's labors this week are just the latest example of a career devoted to petroleum diplomacy
If Opec does not reduce production, prices could tumble to $40 a barrel, said Greg Sharenow, portfolio manager at PIMCO
India and China are considering teaming up to buy US supplies and counter OPEC's dominance in world's biggest oil market
On the rising oil prices in the country, the minister assured that the government would leave no stone unturned to keep these products within the reach of the common man
For the past 16 months, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other allies have been constraining output to eliminate a global glut.