The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs in August dropped to their lowest level in more than 24 years
The trend for aluminum has shifted from 'neutral' to 'positive'
Brent crude futures were up 32 cents, or 0.3%, at $72.42 a barrel at 0911 GMT
Crude oil prices are above their daily 5, 8, 13, and 21 day moving average envelope, which is in bullish sequential order
India's oil demand growth is set to be just 350,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics, given extreme consumption weakness in April and May
Brent crude futures fell 85 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $67.86 a barrel at 1005 GMT. It settled 1.1 per cent lower on Tuesday after briefly climbing above $70 earlier in the session
However, once the lockdowns are lifted, Platts expects the pent-up demand to get released, which in turn will act as a catalyst for economic growth
Crude oil prices could shift higher again once the market shakes off the latest bout of coronavirus jitters
Oil prices plunged for a fifth day in a row on Thursday, posting their biggest-one day declines since last summer on growing worries about rising Covid cases in Europe and the strengthening US dollar
Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Metal index remained the star performer today, closing 1.8 per cent higher, followed closely by the Nifty IT index (up 1.6 per cent).
Oil prices have been rising because of global demand amid a stringent environment of regulations. So, what is Budget 2021 going to do for the oil sector? Tune in for more
UBS expects Brent to trade at $63 per barrel in the second half of 2021
Experts say refiners in Asia may continue to see stressed crack spread
The company said it will uphold its commitment to pay out dividends of $18.75 billion for the second quarter
Lower input costs, led by soft crude oil prices, lend some hope
Brent crude futures for July delivery were trading down 11 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $34.54 per barrel at 0031 GMT
The unprecedented withdrawal, revealed in Norway's Revised Budget for 2020, is more than four times the previous record set in 2016
So what has happened lately to cause such a massive drop? How bad is the global outlook? And what does all this mean for India, which is a major importer of petroleum products? Let's take a Deep Dive
The meeting between Opec producers and allies was held on Sunday via videoconference in a last effort to establish a deal
The American Petroleum Institute said it was organising the Friday meeting with Trump, but denied the purpose was to ask for financial help.