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As oil rises, rupee falls 6 paise to 83.58 against US dollar in early trade

The rupee depreciated 6 paise to 83.58 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by a negative trend in domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices. Forex traders said the strength of the American currency in the overseas market also dented investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 83.58 against the dollar, registering a fall of 6 paise over its previous close. The local unit pared the initial losses and also touched a high of 83.46 against the American currency in early trade on Friday. On Thursday, the rupee rebounded from its all-time low level and closed 9 paise higher at 83.52 against the US dollar Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was at 106.17, higher by 0.02 per cent. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 2.46 per cent to USD 89.25 per barrel. "Brent Oil prices moved up to USD 90.48 per barrel after Iran threatened to review its stan

Crude oil import bill shrank 15.9% in FY24, thanks to Russia shipments

Import volumes remained stable at 232 mmt in FY24 as dependency increase

Centre in a huddle to understand impact of the Iran-Israel tensions

Inter-ministerial meets, stakeholder talks take off

Indian markets are getting too confident, excited & aggressive: Jim Rogers

War has never been good for the stock markets. The exception is the oil and gold markets where the prices go up, said Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings in this exclusive interview.

'Govt bond yields expected to stabilise after witnessing last week's surge'

The market will be closely monitoring the movement of crude oil prices given the geopolitical conflict heating up in the Middle East, said dealers

Brent crude hovers around $90 a barrel as inflation concerns persist

Brent crude futures were down 44 cents to $90.04 a barrel at 1321 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 58 cents to $85.63 a barrel

Oil consolidates gains amid concerns of worsening Middle East conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that the United States will stand with Israel against any threats by Iran

Vistara's loss may not be IndiGo's gain; oil remains an overhang: Analysts

Surging oil prices, according to analysts, could hit the airline if the government decides to hike the prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF).

As talks with Kurds fail, Iraq repairs pipeline to supply oil to Turkey

The reopening of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which has been shut for a decade, would provide a rival route to a pipeline from the Kurdistan region that has been shut for a year

RBI wants inflation elephant in the forest. Can pricier oil bring it back?

After witnessing sustained moderation, cost push pressures faced by firms, the RBI said, are showing upward bias

Unrestricted Russian oil trade unacceptable, price cap to stay: US

The US on Thursday said permitting an unrestricted Russian oil trade was and remains "unacceptable" and the western price cap on Moscow's petroleum products is designed to force it to continue selling oil but for lower prices than it could otherwise obtain. At the same time, US officials said Washington has not asked India to reduce the volume of its oil import from Russia. The G7 price cap mechanism made it possible to stunt a major source of funding for Moscow's war machine while also maintaining a stable energy supply to Europe and to emerging markets, US Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Eric Van Nostrand said at an interactive session at the Ananta Centre. "Emerging markets like India benefited from the discounted price of Russian oil relative to global markets," he said, asserting that the price cap mechanism was aimed at forcing Russia to sell oil at lower prices. Nostrad noted that the price cap is designed to foster a market in which Russia supplies energy at a heavi

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

Two-day petrol pump strike scheduled to begin today in Assam, deferred

The petrol pump strike in parts of Assam, scheduled to begin on Saturday morning, was deferred, a leader of their association said. The North East India Petroleum Dealers' Association (Greater Guwahati Unit) had called for 'no purchase no sale' from 5 am on Saturday till 5 am on Monday over a host of demands. Among their demands was the revision of the dealers' commission, which has been pending since 2017. "Following the intervention of the government, we have decided to defer the strike. In the meantime, we will hold further talks with the oil companies on resolving our issues," the leader said. The announcement came hours after the state government brought petroleum dealers and retailers under the Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act or ESMA, which prohibits strikes.

Metals soften in FY24, crude oil hardens in the international market

Most base metals, except tin, have ended lower in the last two years

Rupee turns flat at 83.33 against US dollar amid high crude oil prices

The rupee turned flat at 83.33 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid a strong American currency and higher crude oil prices. Forex traders said the positive equity markets and inflow of foreign funds resisted the fall in the Indian currency. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 83.32 and lost further to trade at the previous closing level of 83.33 against the greenback in initial deals. On Wednesday, the rupee declined 4 paise to close at 83.33 against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.01 per cent higher at 104.07. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.53 per cent to USD 86.56 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 170.43 points, or 0.23 per cent, higher at 73,166.74 points. The broader NSE Nifty rose 53.45 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 22,177.10 points. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) we

Oil prices continue to rise on expectations of limited supply from Russia

Brent crude rose 23 cents to $86.98 a barrel by 0118 GMT. US crude futures climbed 28 cents to $82.23

Crude oil rises as heightened geopolitical risks exacerbate supply concerns

Both benchmarks fell less than 1% last week versus the previous week. A stronger US dollar, which rose about 1% over the last week, has kept a lid on prices

Crude oil processing volumes remain steady in Feb at 20.9 MMT: PPAC

Crude imports fell 6.5 percent in February to 18.01 Million Metric Tonnes. says data released by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell

Sensex sinks 736pts, Nifty tests 21,800 in broad-selling; IT index sheds 3%

Stock market highlights on Tuesday, March 19: TCS was the biggest laggard on the benchmark indices, down 4 per cent after Tata Sons likely sold about 0.6 per cent stake in the company

Rupee falls 5 paise to 82.95 against US dollar on back of firm crude prices

The rupee declined 5 paise at 82.95 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to firm crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 82.94 to a dollar, down 4 paise over the previous close of 82.90. The local currency moved in a tight range of 82.93 to 82.95 to a dollar in early deals. The rupee traded at 82.95, down 5 paise, against the US dollar at 9.15 am. A stronger US dollar and firm bond yields ahead of the US Fed interest rate decision also weighed on the local unit, forex dealers said. The US dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies gained 0.20 per cent to 103.64. Brent crude, the global crude oil benchmark, also stayed above USD 86 per barrel to trade at around four-month high levels. Losses in local stocks also weighed on the rupee. Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 398.79 points or 0.55 per cent to 72,349.63 while broader Nifty dropped 120.10 points or 0.54 per cent to