The MCX Crude Oil and Natural Gas futures seem to be placed on a slippery ground on multiple time-frames, as per the charts.
The government in Ankara is insisting the ships have a letter from their insurer guaranteeing cover while in Turkish waters -- something that's yet to happen
Russia has consistently said it won't sell oil to countries that participate in the price cap
A record 24.8 percent of India's crude oil imports came from Russia in the April-September period
The US shipped a record 450,000 barrels/day to India in November
Russia refused to accept a price cap on Russian oil which European Union along with G7 and others have set a deal for a $60 per barrel, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
Lavrov said the cap was irrelevant, the strongest hint yet of a possible softening. With such a generous cap, buyers and sellers can easily claim it's just business as usual
China is set to announce an easing of its Covid-19 quarantine protocols in coming days and a reduction in mass testing
The surge in costs reflects the challenges faced by suppliers of Russian crude ahead of the deadline when the EU, including some of the world's top tanker owners
Oil prices nosed ahead in early Asian trade, lifted by signs of tighter supply and by optimism over a Chinese demand recovery
Experts say gains by Indian equities will be steady if is no crude oil price surge
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex scaled a new summit at 63,303, and settled above 63,000-mark for the first-time ever. The Nifty 50 hit a new all-time high at 18,816 on Wednesday.
Brent crude futures firmed 95 cents or 1.14% to $83.98 per barrel by 0411 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 80 cents or 1.02% to $79.00 per barrel
Brent crude oil prices have slipped nearly 15 per cent in the last few weeks, from a peak of around $98 a barrel to a little over $83 a barrel now despite OPEC+ cutting supply
In September India set up a panel headed by energy expert Kirit Parikh to review the India's gas pricing formula to ensure fair prices to consumers
Brent crude futures fell 45 cents, or 0.5%, to trade at $82.74 a barrel at 0113 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 51 cents, or 0.7%, to $76.73 a barrel
China, the world's top oil importer, has stuck with zero-Covid policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions
CLOSING BELL: Reliance Industries, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Tech M, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, and M&M were the top Sensex gainers, rising between 0.5 per cent and 1.2 per cent
CLOSING BELL: A surprise dovish tone by the US Federal Reserve, where it said that the central bank is looking to slow the pace of rate hike, cheered market bulls
Despite losing its place to Russia in India, the world's third biggest oil importer, the kingdom is confident it holds the cards for crude supplies in the long term