The government should go for deep structural reforms
HDFC will be in focus in today's session after the People's Bank of China increased its stake in the lending major to 1.01 per cent
A disruption in supply chain, no cash flow, non-availability of labour, and the fall in purchasing power will break many businesses
Domestic stimulus hopes, oil talks lift sentiment
While India will fill its caverns with crude, the lack of space means it's also an opportunity lost.
Global oil demand has dropped by as much as 30 per cent, or about 30 million barrels per day, as measures to reduce the virus' spread have caused a crash in demand for ATF, petrol and diesel
On Friday, Brent crude futures settled at $34.11 a barrel; in early Asia trading, prices fell to $32 a barrel, while US WeWTI) crude CLc1 fell to $ 26.15 a barrel on Sunday.
Brent crude fell as much as $ 3 in early Asian trading after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting over a potential pact to cut production to Thursday.
The fall in international oil prices and natural gas prices falling to a decade low of $ 2.39 per million BTU is threatening to push the firm into making cash-losses on a monthly basis
On Thursday, oil staged its largest one-day rally in history on prospects for a cut in supply equivalent to anywhere from 10 per cent to 15 per cent of world demand.
Trump did not specify barrels per day (bpd), though the market expresses demand and supply in those terms
The market has slumped on the sharp fall in demand because of the coronavirus pandemic and rising output from Saudi Arabia and Russia after a supply pact collapsed last month
Petrol is being sold at a rate of Rs 69.59 per litre in Delhi
According to reports, the government is likely to agree a stimulus package of more than Rs 1.5 trillion to fight a downturn caused by the coronavirus lockdown
Petrol is being sold at a rate of Rs 69.63 per litre in Delhi
The government has already deferred deadlines for filing tax returns, extended a tax amnesty program and promised more measures to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic
Financial market volatility is at levels that last occurred during the global financial crisis, said Moody's
The Rupee's trajectory will also remain a big focus in today's session after plunging 84 paise to a new record low of 75.10 against the dollar on Thursday
OANDA's Moya cautioned that the selling could start again in oil markets.
On top of the virus-related demand concerns, oil markets are also contending with an imminent surge in supplies from Saudi Arabia and Russia as the two nations face off in a very public way