Rising Crude Oil Price

High crude oil prices a cause for concern, India's oil secretary says

As a consuming nation any increase in prices will cause concern and anxiety, Jain said at an industry event, referring to the "geopolitical premium" in crude prices

Russia, Venezuela flows stay strong as cheaper crude evades US curbs

India may receive 4 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, the cheapest among all crude sources, in April, lower from 4.78 million barrels in March

Markets may ignore West Asia events till there's no invasion: Chris Wood

Over the past few weeks, equity markets have reacted sharply to the developments in West Asia with most frontline indices across the globe slipping 1 per cent to 7 per cent.

Sensex falls 1,800 points in 3 days. Here's what is spooking the markets?

The BSE Sensex has shed 1,844 points from Monday's close ending at 59,464 level today, way below the 60K-mark.

Rising crude prices could put OMC margins under pressure, hurt stock rally

While analysts expect excise duty cuts or price hikes to offset pressure on marketing margins, there is some uncertainty currently; Oil producers seen gaining

Saudi oil attacks: Logistics cost a concern as India looks to Russia, US

On Tuesday, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Russian oil giant Rosneft's Chief Executive Office Igor Sechin and discussed raising crude imports from that country

Emerging markets performance tied to oil price surge, says Nomura

Rising oil prices and higher US yields will exert pressure on the rupee

Rising crude oil price drives up cost of synthetic textile raw materials

Ram materials have become costlier by two to five per cent over the past month for synthetic textile manufactures, due to a sharp increase in crude oil prices.Brent crude rose 15.2 per cent in a month to its current $64.12 a barrel for spot delivery. This followed developments in Saudi Arabia and a rise in US-North Korea geopolitical tension. Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) is a crude oil derivative and an input for polyester fibre. It was $692 a tonne on Tuesday, a rise of 4.5 per cent in November alone. MEG (mono-ethylene glycol) has become costlier by 2.8 per cent in November, to $928 a tonne on on Tuesday. Other raw materials have also become costlier."Prices of polyester staple fibre have risen by 10 per cent over the past two months to Rs 82 a kg, due to an increase in crude oil prices. China, a large producer for recycled polyester staple fibre produced from PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, has stopped procurement of such bottles, resulting in a shortage of raw ...