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Centre has room to isolate consumers from 15% hike in crude prices: MOFSl

According to the brokerage house's estimates, the Centre has the financial capacity to take the hit on its own income statement without breaching the fiscal deficit targets

Oil rises to over $120/bbl after Houthi attack on Saudi facilities

Saudi Arabia said it will not hold responsibility for any shortage of oil supplies in global markets caused by Houthi attacks on its oil facilities

Markets are not fully pricing in fuel-led inflation yet, say analysts

Retail prices of petrol and diesel had been on a freeze since October 2021 when crude oil prices were hovering around $80 a barrel

Brent at $115 a barrel as European Union weighs Russia oil ban

Crude oil prices stayed strong a fourth day as the European Union weighed a possible ban on Russian crude imports, to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine

Indian shares fall as oil prices climb; banks, consumer companies weigh

State-controlled fuel retailers in India, which is the world's third-biggest consumer and importer of oil, will raise petrol and diesel pump prices for the first time since November

Indices decline as crude edges higher: Here're top gainers & losers

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to drag on, markets declined on Monday, pushing oil prices even higher.

Crude oil prices surge as supply risk grows from Russia-Ukraine war

Oil prices surged for a third day as the war in Ukraine neared the one-month mark with no conclusion in sight.

India's bulk diesel buyers rush to cheaper retail outlets after price hike

The surge in diesel sales is putting pressure on India's logistics and supply infrastructure, according to Reliance

Oil climbs on pressure from Ukraine conflict, tight market

Brent crude futures climbed $1.96, or 1.8%, to $109.89 a barrel at 0039 GMT, adding to a 1.2% rise last Friday

Oil prices headed for weekly loss, but stay well above $100/barrel

Russia said an agreement had yet to be reached after a fourth day of talks with Ukraine during which some signs of progress had emerged earlier in the week

Oil continues rally as Russia-Ukraine talks see slim progress

Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1%, to $107.78 a barrel at 1003 GMT, after surging nearly 9% on Thursday in the largest percentage gain since mid-2020

Investor wealth rises Rs 19 trn as Sensex soars 5,000 pts in 8 sessions

Some moderation in internal commodity prices -- including crude oil -- had pushed investors to make a comeback in the markets

Ukraine war, inflation and oil cap world stocks' rebound as yields warn

Oil prices remained above $100 a barrel after slim progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine raised the spectre of tighter sanctions and a prolonged disruption to crude supply

Hurting from sanctions on Russia, India is losing faith in the West

The world can only build effective mechanisms to deter aggressors if countries such as India have a voice in them.

World stocks mixed, oil prices climb after Fed rate hike

Asian stocks surged Thursday while European markets opened lower after the Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate hike since 2008 and China promised support for its real estate and internet industries. Oil prices rose more than USD4 per barrel. London and Frankfurt and Wall Street futures sank. Hong Kong's market benchmark jumped more than 7per cent and Tokyo gained 3.5per cent. Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney advanced. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index rose 2.2per cent after the Fed raised its short-term lending rate by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday. The widely anticipated change was less than the 0.5 percentage point hike advocated by some officials. "Far from choking off growth, the start of the Fed tightening cycle seems to have been greeted warmly," Chris Turner and Francesco Pesole of ING said in a report. Investors are cheering measures to address high inflation. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.1per cent to 7,283.28 and the DAX in Frankfurt .

Oil surges by 4% amid IEA's warnings of supply shortages

The supply loss would be far greater than an expected drop in demand of one million bpd triggered by higher fuel prices, the IEA said in a report on Wednesday

Airlines may go for another round of fare hikes as crude prices bite

The govt has set minimum and maximum fares for domestic flights and these are applicable upto a fortnight. For booking beyond 15 days airlines are free to set their own fares.

Oil price benchmarks fall below $100, first time in almost 3 weeks

Oil prices tumbled more than 6% on Tuesday to their lowest in almost 3 weeks, as Iran nuclear deal hopes rise and growing outbreaks in China make traders worry

Will make calibrated interventions to keep fuel prices under control: Govt

The government on Tuesday said it is keeping a close watch on evolving geopolitical developments and would make 'calibrated interventions' to keep fuel prices under control to safeguard the interest of the common man. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said crude petroleum and natural gas, fuel & power subgroup in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is directly related to the fluctuations in the prices of crude oil. To a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether the government will cut excise duty to keep fuel price escalation due to the Ukrainian crisis in control, Chaudhary said the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) take appropriate decisions on pricing of petrol and diesel in line with their international product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements etc. "Government is keeping a close watch on these factors and the evolving geopolitical developments and would make calibrated interventions as and when required to safeguard .

Oil plunges over 7% on easing supply concerns, China Covid cases

The steep decline on Tuesday followed a statement from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, saying that Moscow is in favour of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resuming as soon as possible