Grey market premiums have dropped to 10% after last week's market fall.
Brent crude was trading at $46.36/barrel (down 7.84 per cent) at 11.46 pm IST.
Prices were already under pressure at that point from abundant reserves and weak global growth
Brent crude futures gained $2.23, or 4.5 per cent, to settle at $51.90 a barrel. The session low of $48.40 was its lowest since July 2017
The rate of non-subsidised LPG was also reduced to Rs 805.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder from Rs 858.50 previously
More than $1.1 trillion was wiped off the value of developing-nation stocks and bonds last week as the economic impact of the coronavirus worsened
US West Texas Intermediate crude hit a 14-month low of $43.32 a barrel, before recovering to $45.23, up 47 cents, or 1.1%
For the week, Brent lost almost 14 per cent, its biggest weekly percentage decline since January 2016, while WTI fell over 16% in its biggest weekly percentage drop since December 2008
US crude oil stockpiles increased by 452,000 barrels to 443.3 million barrels
India began importing crude oil from the US in 2017 as it looked to diversify its import basket beyond the OPEC nations
The OPEC+ nations have agreed to cut crude oil production by further 0.6 mbpd
The announcement came a day after FM held talks with industry leaders on coronavirus-related issues
Concerns post a weak Q3 due to declining volumes and realisations coupled with government's stake sale plan were already weighing on investor sentiment
This comes a week after oil rose for the first time since early January on hopes that Chinese measures would lead to improving demand
It is no surprise that the IEA, representing the major oil consuming nations, sees the biggest impact on demand
China is already Asia's No.1 exporter of gasoline and jet fuel, and ranks No.3 in diesel after India and South Korea
Brent crude rose 33 cents, or 0.6%, to $59.84 a barrel by 0103 GMT, while US crude was up 31 cents, or 0.6%, at $53.79 a barrel.
Oil prices in 2019 remained around $60 per barrel despite attack on Saudi Aramco's oil facilities, Iran oil going out of market and collapse of major oil producer Venezuela
Oil sank to the lowest level in a month after shedding all of its gains from the US-Iran clash
Standard gold falls over 2.4% to Rs 39,772, biggest drop since Oct 2016