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Stock markets declined for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with benchmark Sensex closing lower by 120 points at a week's low due to relentless foreign fund outflows.Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/ReutersThe 30-share BSE Sensex edged lower by 120.21 points or 0.14 per cent to settle at 84,559.65.During the day, it dropped 263.88 points or 0.31 per cent to 84,415.98. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined by 41.55 points or 0.16 per cent to a week's low of 25,818.55.Among Sensex firms, Trent, HDFC Bank, Adani ...

Crude oil prices fell to levels not seen since the start of 2021 as a widely expected supply glut picked up momentum and peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict took steps forward. Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) fell by more than 2.8% to trade below $58.86 on Tuesday morning, while futures on US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) temporarily fell by a deeper 3.1% to trade below $55. Both energy products reached levels Tuesday morning that had not been s ...

Crude oil prices fell to levels not seen since the start of 2021 as a widely expected supply glut picked up momentum and peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict took steps forward. Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) fell by more than 2.8% to trade below $58.86 on Tuesday morning, while futures on US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) temporarily fell by a deeper 3.1% to trade below $55. Both energy products reached levels Tuesday morning that had not been s ...

Crude oil prices fell to levels not seen since the doldrums of the pandemic at the start of 2021, as a widely expected supply glut picked up momentum and peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict took steps forward. Futures on international pricing benchmark Brent crude (BZ=F) fell by 2.2% to trade below $59.30, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude (CL=F) fell by a deeper 2.4% to trade below $55.50. Both energy products reached levels Tuesday morning that haven't been seen since Februar ...

Key crude prices in the Middle East have dropped to their weakest level against the Brent benchmark in two months, signaling oversupplied markets as output from both the Middle East and the Americas rises amid tepid demand. The premium of Abu Dhabi’s flagship Murban grade over Brent, the international benchmark, has narrowed in recent weeks and is now at its lowest level since early October, according to estimates by Bloomberg. In Dubai, the discount of the benchmark against Brent had grown to its wides ...

Oil prices edged higher in early trading, though gains are capped by diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine and concerns of an oversupplied market.Brent crude was up 0.1% to $61.19 a barrel, while WTI rose 0.2% to $57.33 a barrel, supported by growing tensions between Washington and Venezuela and positive data on oil demand and refinery activity in China.Despite the uptick, both benchmarks continued to hold near their lowest level since late October. ...

Bloomberg Oil prices edged down in choppy trading, with US crude falling to the lowest since May, as weakness in US equities markets added to bearish sentiment about oversupply. West Texas Intermediate settled below $58 a barrel, the lowest since May, while global benchmark Brent slumped to the weakest in about two months. Diesel futures, which were down about 1.4%, were the biggest drag on the oil complex on Friday, while a selloff in US stocks compounded declines. Most Read from Bloomberg Thin tradi ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its forecast for next year’s global oil surplus for the first time since May, citing stronger demand expectations and weaker supply from nations facing sanctions.The agency’s December Oil Market Report, released on Thursday, now projects a 3.84 million-barrel-per-day (bpd) glut in 2026, down from the 4.09 million bpd surplus estimated in November.Oil Markets Snapshot: Oil prices were up on Friday. Brent crude futures rose 46 cents to $61.75 a barrel by 3.55 AM ET, w ...

Oil futures erased earlier declines after US forces intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move that marks a major escalation of tensions between the two countries. West Texas Intermediate traded higher to settle above $58 after earlier dropping as much as 1%. Brent crude settled above $62. Most Read from Bloomberg The seizure may make it much more difficult for Venezuela to send its oil overseas, as other shippers are now likely to be more reluctant to load its ca ...