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Mumbai, April 5: The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the benchmark policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in the April monetary policy review meeting, as the West Asia crisis is likely to push up inflation, according to economists. The continuing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, volatility in commodity prices and sharp currency movement that have seen the rupee hit record lows have complicated the policy outlook, and its projections on growth, inflation and also the stance of policy will ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In their collective commitment to support oil market stability amid the West Asia crisis, the eight OPEC+ countries -- Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman -- on Sunday decided to implement a production adjustment of 206 thousand barrels per day in May -- from the 1.65 million barrels per day additional voluntary adjustments announced in April 2023. The countries met virtually on Sunday to review global market conditions a ...Read More >
Jaipur, Apr 5 (PTI) Amid heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in global oil markets, Oil India Ltd has significantly ramped up crude production from Rajasthan's Thar desert, achieving a record output of 1,202 barrels per day from the Jodhpur sandstone formation, officials said. The state-run company has increased production by around 70 per cent compared to last year's 705 barrels per day, marking a major milestone in efforts to boost domestic output and strengthen energy security. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian stock market is likely to remain volatile this week as investors closely track the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) policy decision, rising tensions in West Asia, and key global economic data. RBI Policy in Focus The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting will be the biggest domestic trigger. Experts believe the central bank is likely to keep interest rates unchanged. However, investors will closely watch the RBI's commentary on inflation, growth outlook, and future r ...Read More >
The oil marketing companies (OMCs) on March 26 fixed rates for petroleum products that are at a discount of up to ₹60 per litre to their imported cost. In a first since fuel price deregulation, Indian state-run oil marketing companies will pay refineries a discounted price for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene to limit mounting losses from a self-imposed freeze on retail fuel prices, sources said. The oil marketing companies (OMCs) on March 26 fixed rates for petroleum ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep its key repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent in the upcoming April monetary policy review. Economists believe rising inflation risks due to the West Asia crisis will make the central bank cautious. Global Factors Creating Uncertainty The ongoing tensions in West Asia have created uncertainty in global markets. Crude oil prices have surged above USD 100 per barrel, while the Indian rupee has weakened sharply, crossing 93 against the US dollar ...Read More >
The oil marketing companies (OMCs) on March 26 fixed rates for petroleum products that are at a discount of up to ₹60 per litre to their imported cost. In a first since fuel price deregulation, Indian state-run oil marketing companies will pay refineries a discounted price for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene to limit mounting losses from a self-imposed freeze on retail fuel prices, sources said. The oil marketing companies (OMCs) on March 26 fixed rates for petroleum p ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Global economic growth is likely to face downward revisions while inflationary pressures may intensify amid escalating geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions, according to a recent report by SBI Research. The report, released ahead of India's upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, flagged growing uncertainties in the global macroeconomic environment, noting that "global GDP growth forecast have not seen revisions so far, but downward revision s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is "bulldozing" the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a "Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)". The opposition party also alleged that the prime minister is "hoodwinking" the people of the country and is making misleading statements that are meant to deceive. In a post on X, Congress ...Read More >
Jaipur: Amid heightened geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in global oil markets, Oil India Ltd has significantly ramped up crude production from Rajasthan's Thar desert, achieving a record output of 1,202 barrels per day from the Jodhpur sandstone formation, officials said.The state-run company has increased production by around 70 per cent compared to last year's 705 barrels per day, marking a major milestone in efforts to boost domestic output and strengthen energy security. Officials sai ...Read More >
Prices at petrol pumps for diesel car owners have been left unchanged. New Delhi: State-run oil marketing companies have raised the price of industrial diesel by Rs 28.22 per litre, an increase of more than 25 per cent, with the new rate set at Rs 137.81 per litre. The adjustment was made on Wednesday, by companies including the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. According to internal communication seen by NDTV Profit, it applies to high-speed diesel, known as HS ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as a weapon of war because it is the narrow point where geography, oil, shipping, diplomacy, and inflation meet. As ABC Live noted in its earlier explainer on whether the Iran war could trigger a wider global conflict, this war is no longer just about missiles and military strikes. It is also about economic pressure, energy routes, and the costs that can be imposed on the wider world. The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world's most i ...Read More >
A tanker with Iranian crude oil has been flashing India's west coast as its destination, according to maritime tracking sites, in what could be the first such import in nearly seven years. The Eswatini-flagged Ping Shun's transponders and AIS (automatic identity system) have signalled it is headed for the Vadinar offshore terminal and is expected to reach the facility by April 4, according to the Kpler-owned MarineTraffic and Winward, both providers of global commodity and ship data. At an int ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) India said on Saturday that there are no payment issues with Iran for crude imports and that refiners continue to source oil from the country, as well as from a wide range of global suppliers. In a post on X, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas dismissed reports that an oil tanker carrying Iranian crude had rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India, which would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years, to China, saying t ...Read More >
Mumbai: Heightened uncertainty transmitting from the West Asia crisis into India's growth and inflation outlook may compel the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India to hold the benchmark repo rate to 5.25 per cent next week and maintain a neutral stance. The three day policy meeting of the MPC (RBI's rate setting panel) will begin on April 6. Experts also do not expect the central bank to announce any measures for either liquidity or currency management as the central bank ...Read More >
Crude oil above one hundred dollars a barrel will push inflation past six percent. This could prompt interest rate hikes. Economists suggest a neutral approach for monetary and fiscal policies. Stimulating demand too early risks high inflation. Policymakers must balance growth and inflation control. Raising fuel prices can help manage the fiscal deficit. Mumbai, Crude oil sustaining above USD 100 per barrel will push the headline inflation above 6 per cent, the upper level of RBI's tolerance ba ...Read More >
New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India - where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years - to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the US in 2025, is now signalling Dongying in China as its destination instead of Vadinar in Gujarat, which it had indicated earlier this week, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. There is no confirmation that ...Read More >
New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has altered its course mid-voyage, shifting its destination from India -- where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years -- to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the US in 2025, is now signalling Dongying in China instead of Vadinar in Gujarat, which it had listed earlier this week, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. There is no confirmation that the destination indicate ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India - where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years - to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the US in 2025, is now signalling Dongying in China as its destination instead of Vadinar in Gujarat, which it had indicated earlier this week, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler. There is no confir ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3: Global crude oil prices rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump warned of possible military strikes on Iran within two to three weeks, stoking fresh concerns over supply disruptions from the West Asia region. Brent crude futures traded at $109.24 per barrel, up 8 per cent, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were at $111.54 per barrel by 3:39 am (local time). Till Friday, US WTI futures jumped 11.94 per cent from the previous Friday's close during the week, ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Global crude oil prices rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump warned of possible military strikes on Iran within two to three weeks, stoking fresh concerns over supply disruptions from the West Asia region. Brent crude futures traded at $109.24 per barrel, up 8 per cent, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were at $111.54 per barrel by 3:39 am (local time). Till Friday, US WTI futures jumped 11.94 per cent from the previous Friday's close ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Vandana Bharti, AVP and Head of Commodity Research at SMC Global Securities, highlighted that the West Asian war is causing a significant disruption in global crude oil supplies, with 10 million barrels of oil missing from the market daily. Speaking with ANI on Thursday, she also shed light on the volatile shift in the global energy market. After a brief period of optimism earlier this week, the outlook for a ceasefire in the West Asian conflict has dimmed, rep ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's oil basket recorded $113.49 a barrel in March, the highest in four years, due to disrupted global supplies amid the conflict in West Asia. In March 2023, the oil basket had reached $112.87 after the Ukraine war broke out, but it slowly eased. The cost of crude for Indian refiners was pegged at $120.84 on April 1, when the Brent crude was hovering around $107 a barrel.The price of the Indian oil basket represents the average of Oman and Dubai for sour grades and Brent (Dated) f ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Thursday admitted that oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the country are currently incurring significant losses on fuel sales as global crude oil prices surge amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, even as retail fuel prices remain unchanged. "Oil marketing firms are facing under-recoveries of about Rs 24 per litre on petrol and Rs 104 per litre on diesel. The government has reduced excise duty to keep prices stable, and part of the burden is also being borne by our o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Crude oil prices could rise to USD 150 per barrel in an extreme scenario if the ongoing geopolitical tensions persist, potentially prompting global intervention, according to Vandana Bharti, Research Head - Commodity, SMC Global Securities. "After USD 130, USD 150, I think many political alliance, they will come forward and they will stop it... USD 150 is itself a very alarming situation and many things are happening... otherwise, it will be a mayhem," Bharti t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Crude oil prices could rise to USD 150 per barrel in an extreme scenario if the ongoing geopolitical tensions persist, potentially prompting global intervention, according to Vandana Bharti, Research Head - Commodity, SMC Global Securities. "After USD 130, USD 150, I think many political alliance, they will come forward and they will stop it... USD 150 is itself a very alarming situation and many things are happening... otherwise, it will be a mayhem," Bharti t ...Read More >
India's import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its largest supplier -- Qatar -- declined to its lowest on record in March 2026 as the West Asia conflict led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH). Besides, Iran's attack on QatarEnergy's LNG facilities, in retaliation for attacks by the US and Israel, led to declaration of force majeure and production shutdowns early last month, further exacerbating India's natural gas imports, which account for roughly half of its consumption. India' ...Read More >
Will the RBI hike rate as crude crosses $100 and the rupee weakens -- or hold steady to protect growth? The Reserve Bank of India will hold its first monetary policy meeting of FY27 from April 6 to April 8. The meeting comes at a time when India is grappling with global uncertainties, including escalation in tension in the Middle East, crude prices surging and the rupee at all-time low. Crude prices above $100 per barrel have led to a sharp spike in LPG prices. Supply disruptions in the Strait ...Read More >
The temporary easing of U.S. sanctions on Russian crude has rapidly redrawn global oil flows, with India stepping back in as the dominant buyer of previously distressed barrels. Even as overall imports are about to ease seasonally, Russian volumes into Asia are surging -- tightening the market and pushing Urals to a rare $8/bbl premium over Brent. Washington's March 12 decision to allow sales of oil already loaded onto tankers had an immediate impact. Almost all of Russia's floating storage was ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian equity benchmarks plunged during early trade on Thursday as investors reacted sharply to U.S. President Donald Trump's address on the escalating Middle East conflict. The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 both dropped over two per cent within minutes of opening, wiping out gains from the previous session's relief rally. The BSE Sensex fell to 71,616.03 points, down 1,518.29 points or 2.08 per cent at 9:16 am. Similarly, the NSE Nifty 50 dropped to 22,216.90 points, down 462.50 point ...Read More >
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