The two nations are meeting next week to work out a possible output cut
Investors were left disappointed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his video message refrained from offering any measure to help repair the economy
An output cut, at best, will put a floor to the falling crude prices, but it may not stabilise demand-supply dynamics.
But while crude can sit for months or even years in a tank, super-chilled LNG tends to evaporate even in the specialised vessels that handle it.
The share of such funds among overall foreign holdings had risen over the last 18 months
RBI has done well to contain excess volatility
HPCL, with higher proportion of retail sales, may benefit more from improvement in marketing margins
With Saudi Arabia and Russia set to flood the market with oil next month, producers and shippers have been scrambling to lock oil up in storage as demand falls.
Freight rates for very large crude-oil carriers (VLCC) along the Middle East Gulf to China route were assessed at about $180,000 a day on Monday
Covid-19 onslaught on crude oil prices to impact profitability of the two oil producers severely; analysts cut ONGC's FY21 earning estimate by 70 per cent
COVID-19 will cause no less a disruption to the economy than the goods and services tax has done
Silver quoting at a premium following scarcity: Crude oil, metals jump
Lead, nickel and zinc lose 3.5% each on expectations of uncertain demand; slight dip in bullion
The only reprieve for transporters in the near to medium term is a bumper rabi crop, the harvesting of which has begun.
Petrol costs Rs 69.59 per litre in New Delhi, Rs 72.29 in Kolkata, while in Mumbai, the petrol is priced at Rs 75.30.
Even if the daily price cut on petrol and diesel remains between 15 and 30 paisa till April 1, the marketing margin will remain high at Rs 8-10 per litre.
Metal prices declined between 3 per cent and 6 per cent on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), toeing global move as selling pressure
Silver spot delivery at a huge premium: gold:silver ratio at a high of 121, indicating extreme weakness in silver
Traders, all speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was extremely difficult for refiners to plan their run rates because the situation changes every day
Gasoline demand in the United States, the world's largest oil consumer, is plunging. International flights are being grounded worldwide, slamming jet fuel demand