Petrol and diesel prices have shot up to record highs across the country after relentless price increases since early May.
Brent crude oil futures settled down 53 cents or 0.6% at $84.33 a barrel after hitting $86.04, their highest since October 2018
Brent crude oil futures were up 13 cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $84.73 a barrel at 9.00 pm ist, after hitting $86.04, their highest level since October 2018
Petrol and diesel prices have shot up to record highs across the country after relentless price increases since early May.
The sharp economic recovery and rising demand post the second wave of Covid coupled with a spike in global oil prices may pose a challenge for the government in FY22 to maintain fiscal discipline
Brent crude futures settled up 86 cents, or 1%, at $84.86 a barrel
Brent is set for a sixth straight weekly gain in the wake of robust demand and limited supply
Brent crude futures were up 80 cents, or 0.95% a barrel at 0930 GMT
Brent crude futures touched their highest since October 2018, rising 84 cents, or 1%, to $84.84 a barrel by 0652 GMT
Analysts pointed to a sharp drop in OECD oil stockpiles, to their lowest level since 2015
Crude's rally in recent months has been underscored by wider gains in energy prices
Prices came under pressure early when China, the world's biggest crude importer, released data showing September imports fell 15% from a year earlier
Fuel consumption, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 15.92 million tonnes last month, up slightly from August and 5.2% higher than in September 2020, data on PPAC website showed
Brent crude futures were down 76 cents, or 0.9%, at $82.66 a barrel at 1406 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 80 cents or 0.9% to $79.84 a barrel.
European stocks fell 0.4% and are nearly 5% below their August peak. UK stocks dropped 0.4%.
Crude has surged this year as a rebound in activity from the pandemic has boosted consumption, depleting inventories
A strong U.S. dollar NSE 0.83 %, trading near a one-year high, also weighed on oil prices, as it makes oil more expensive for those holding other currencies
The price of Brent has surged by more than 60 per cent this year
Energy crunch stokes inflation, economic recovery concerns
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