"Additionally, a positive impact on India's economy may arise from a decline in global oil prices triggered by the outbreak of COVID19," he added.
Moody's said oil price shock adds to growth and fiscal pressures for exposed sovereigns.
Petrol now costs Rs 69.59 per litre in Delhi and Rs 72.29 per litre in Kolkata
The govt raised excise duty on both petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre
Oil prices have come under intense pressure on both demand and supply sides
Fears that the spread of COVID-19 would push the global economy into recession have led to extreme risk aversion among investors
The Nifty50 index hit a lower circuit on Friday as panic spread.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he had asked the PM to to pass on the benefit of the global oil price crash to Indian consumers, but instead "our genius" hiked excise duty on fuel. His jibe at the prime minister came a day after the government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by a steep Rs 3 per litre each to garner about Rs 39,000 crore additional revenue. "Just 3 days ago I had requested @PMOIndia to pass on the benefit of the global oil price crash to Indian consumers, by slashing the prices of petrol & diesel in India. Instead of heeding this advice, our genius has gone and hiked #exciseduty on fuel!" Gandhi tweeted. He also tagged a video of a press conference in which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman purportedly avoids answering a question on why government has not passed on the benefits of the global oil crash to the people. The former Congress president on Wednesday had accused Prime Minister Modi of being .
The energy giant posted net profits of $88.2 billion last year compared to $111.1 billion in 2018, it said in the statement to the Saudi Stock Market
Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 69.75 per litre, while diesel is priced at Rs 62.44, according to a price notification of state-owned oil firms
For the week, Brent is set to fall 28 per cent, the biggest weekly decline since the week of Jan. 18, 1991
BPCL's head of refineries also said his company is also exploring buying additional oil from UAE
West Texas Intermediate slipped 6.2 per cent to $31 a barrel while Brent crude was off 5.8 per cent
Foreign outflows could accelerate further if oil prices stay low
According to Sanjiv Singh, chairman of Indian Oil Corporation, each rupee depreciation results in Rs 2,500 crore of more outgo on crude oil import
Analysts at Jefferies say the risk-reward is now favourable for investors to start buying
Start of new fertiliser plants offers some comfort, but disparity between procurement and selling price of gas would hurt profitability, say analysts
West Texas Intermediate fell 1.7% to about $33 a barrel while Brent crude was off 1.7% at $36 a barrel
Gandhi also said the PM may have 'missed' noticing the 35 per cent crash in global oil prices and asked him to pass on the benefit to Indians by slashing petrol prices
RIL had hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,094.95 on Monday (March 9) owing to crash in crude oil prices after Saudi Arabia and Russia triggered a price war.