Brent crude futures were down by $4.78, or 4.5%, at $102.32 a barrel by 1112 GMT, having earlier sunk as low as $101.48.
Shares in Europe declined in early trading. Benchmarks finished lower in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai but rose slightly in Sydney.
Bond prices and yields move inversely. A fall of 1 bps in the yield on the 10-year paper corresponds to a rise in price of roughly 7 paise
Govt must be prepared to face oil price risks
That outlook is based on an absence of any intervention by OPEC+ producers and a decline in oil investments
The tax on firms that have increased product exports to gain from higher overseas margins took effect on July 1, as the government moves to boost domestic supply and revenue
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The Reserve Bank of India has been defending the rupee and has lost a significant amount of foreign exchange reserves
The government has levied Rs 6 per litre tax on ATF and petrol exports and imposed Rs 13 per litre tax on diesel exports
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened lower at 78.86 against the greenback and finally settled at 79.03, down 18 paise over its previous close.
Asian shares rose after the announcement and EU stocks were firmly in green which sent the MSCI's benchmark for global stocks into positive territory and on track for its 4th consecutive daily gain
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank's focus on curbing inflation was "unconditional", adding to fears about more interest rate hikes that have weighed on financial markets
Market players are looking ahead to U.S. inflation data due next week and hoping that the moderation in prices of oil and some other commodities this week is a sign inflation might be abating.
While crude has been shaky over the past week, plunging 6.8% on Friday, there's little respite to the tightness in refined fuel markets
quasi-administered price regime and the imposition of Universal Service Obligations is complicating their business plans
Enthusiasm that had given Wall Street its best day in a month on Tuesday was suddenly gone as Europe suffered a 1.5% morning drop and Brent crude prices plunged 4%.
The market had been lower earlier as interest rate hikes in the United States, Britain and Switzerland fed concerns about a slowdown in global economic growth.
High crude prices have eaten into growth projections for 2022 and fed into expectations for slower growth in 2023.
Brent crude rose 68 cents to $122.69 a barrel at 12:13 p.m. EDT (1613 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 61 cents to $121.28 a barrel.
Brent crude was down $1.86, or 1.5%, to $120.15 at 0907 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down $2.15, or 1.8%, at $118.52.