Brent crude rose 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $67.86 a barrel by 1310 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 51 cents, or 0.8%, to $64.52
Oil fell to around $68 a barrel on Tuesday, pressured as concerns faded of a supply disruption in Saudi, which countered a pause in dollar's rally and prospects for tighter supply due to OPEC+ curbs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil fell to around $68 a barrel on Tuesday in a choppy session, as easing concerns of a supply disruption in Saudi Arabia and U.S. dollar strength countered the prospects for tighter supply due to OPEC+ output curbs.
India would prefer an oil price in the $50 to $60 a barrel range, says HPCL chairman Mukesh Kumar Surana
The broader markets were under pressure today with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices closing 0.6 per cent and 0.4 per cent down, respectively
Consuming nations will bear the cost of pricier energy, potentially fanning inflation and hurting their recoveries
Market sentiment tracked global shares, which were mixed as initial optimism over the US Senate's passing of a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill gave way to inflation fears
The Rupee extended its losses for the third session in a row
Chinese stocks posted their biggest decline in seven months
ONGC and GSPL have registered a breakout and may surge over 20 per cent in the coming sessions, charts show
Brent futures rose $2.62, or 3.9%, to settle at $69.36 a barrel. The session high for the global benchmark was its highest since January 2020
Brent crude futures were up $1.75, or 2.6%, at $68.49 a barrel by 1250 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed $1.49, or 2.3%, to $65.32
Brent crude futures for May rose 83 cents, or 1.2%, to $67.57 a barrel at 0609 GMT
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-bloc producers agreed to allow Russia and Kazakhstan to raise oil output in April
OPEC's leader Saudi Arabia said it would extend its voluntary oil output cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd), and would decide in coming months when to gradually phase it out
A dollar increase in crude oil prices will push up petrol price by 50 paise and diesel by 150 paise per litre
Retail petrol and diesel prices have been going through the roof
The market had been expecting OPEC+ to ease production cuts by around 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from April
Pradhan said at the CERAWeek conference by IHS Markit that India, where fuel demand is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, would like to rely on reasonable and responsible oil prices
OPEC+ ministers hold a full meeting on Thursday