Oil prices rose in early trade on Wednesday, boosted by tight supplies and the prospect of rising demand from the upcoming start of the US summer driving season
Oil prices have surged this year, with Brent crude hitting $139 a barrel in March for its highest price since 2008, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbated supply concerns
CLOSING BELL: On the NSE, the Nifty50 shut shop at 16,138, down 77 points or 0.47 per cent
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as concerns over a possible recession and China's Covid-19 curbs outweighed an expectation of tight global supply
The consequences of such confused messaging were felt in the lack of bidders for BPCL, forcing Delhi to abandon efforts to privatise the refiner
Brent crude futures were up 35 cents, or 0.3%, to $112.92 a barrel by 11:24 a.m. ET (1524 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 5 cents, or 0.05%, at $110.32.
Oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said oil prices staying at $110/barrel could pose bigger threats than inflation to the global economy.
"Oil prices are supported as gasoline markets remain tight amid solid demand heading into the peak U.S. driving season," said SPI Asset Management Managing Partner Stephen Innes
West Texas Intermediate climbed above $111 a barrel following four weekly gains, the longest such run since February.
Brent crude futures rose 82 cents to $113.37 a barrel at 0126 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 69 cents
India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, is struggling like much of the rest of the world with inflation at multi-year highs, and is keen to cut its import bill
Oil prices rose on Thursday, recovering from early losses, as lingering fears over tight global supplies outweighed fears over slower economic growth as highlighted by slumping global shares.
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty Realty and PSU Bank indices were the worst hit as they slipped 1.75 per cent and 1.6 per cent on the NSE
Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel in early Asian trade on Wednesday on hopes of demand recovery in China as the country gradually eases some of its strict Covid measures
NTPC, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, M&M, and IndusInd Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex index
The European Union aims to agree a phased embargo on Russian oil this month despite concerns about supply in eastern Europe
State-controlled Aramco made net income of $39.5 billion, up 82 per cent from a year earlier, when global energy demand was still severely suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic
Saudi Aramco's profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy markets and soaring oil prices
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine fell by a quarter on Wednesday after Kyiv halted use of a major transit route blaming interference by occupying Russian forces.
The fall in oil prices reflected trends in global financial markets as investors shed riskier assets on worries about higher interest rates and their impact on economic growth.