Brent Crude Prices
Petrol and diesel prices today: Fuel rates fall further, check rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
Mon, Feb 03, 2020
With international crude oil rates under pressure due to outbreak of coronavirus in China, fuel prices in India fell again on the fifth consecutive day on Monday. The price of petrol was cut by 6 paise and that of diesel by 5 paise across all major cities. The petrol now costs Rs 73.04 a litre in Delhi, Rs 78.69 a litre in Mumbai, Rs 75.71 a litre in Kolkata and Rs 75.89 a litre in Chennai after the price cut
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Brent crude rises over $1, but set for first yearly drop since 2015
Mon, Dec 31, 2018
Oil prices rose more than 2 percent on the final day of the year, mirroring gains in stock markets, but were on track for their first annual decline in three years as concerns of a persistent supply glut lingered.
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Oil prices gain on lower US inventories, ahead of OPEC meeting
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
US crude inventories fell by 3 million barrels to 430.6 million barrels in the week to June 15, according to American Petroleum Institute (API) in a weekly report on Tuesday. Brent crude futures rose 40 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $75.48 per barrel at 0653 GMT, compared with their last close on Tuesday.
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Oil languishes after OPEC fails to deepen supply cuts, Asia stocks retreat
Fri, May 26, 2017
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and some non-OPEC producers agreed at a meeting in Vienna on Thursday to extend supply cuts of 1.8 million barrels per day until the end of the first quarter of 2018.While OPEC`s move had been expected, some oil market investors had hoped producers would agree to longer or deeper cuts to drain a global glut of oil.
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Oil price may once again fall below $45 per barrel: How does it bode for India?
Fri, May 12, 2017
OPEC and other major producers had been enjoying higher prices since agreeing in November to slash production, a strategy designed to rid global markets of excess supply. But now the strategy appears to be not working.
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Global Markets: Oil price jump on U.S. inventories slide boosts stocks
Thu, May 11, 2017
Oil prices held on to 3 percent-plus overnight gains, their biggest one-day jump since Dec. 1, following a steep drop in U.S. inventories and support from Iraq and Algeria for an extension to OPEC supply cuts.
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Asian stocks set on edge by Comey dismissal, North Korea tensions
Wed, May 10, 2017
Rising U.S. yields propped up the dollar to its strongest level against the Japanese yen in two months at 114.32 in the previous session but it gave back some of those gains after Trump fired FBI Director Comey in a move that shocked Washington.
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Global stocks skid, safe-haven assets jump as U.S. strikes Syria
Fri, Apr 07, 2017
The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian air base controlled by President Bashar al-Assad`s forces in response to a deadly chemical attack in a rebel-held area, a U.S. official said.
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Asia stocks set to end week higher, dollar slides after Fed
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
"The story in global markets over the past 24 hours has centred on a broad-based tightening of monetary policy conditions (and the perception of future tightening)," Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG in Melbourne, wrote in a note.
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Asia shares off to cautious start as Fed rate hike looms
Mon, Mar 13, 2017
"The markets are focusing on when the Fed will raise rates next time or the pace of its rate hike, so the tone of Fed Chair Janet Yellen will be closely watched," said Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management.
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