Goldman Sachs has urged investors to pile into commodities as most recession risks coursing through global markets are overblown in the near term, arguing that raw materials stand to rebound amid a profound energy crisis and tight physical fundamentals. Karunya Rao catches up with Peter McGuire of XM Australia to take stock of key trends playing out in this space and to know which commodities should be on the radar
State-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) did not raise petrol and diesel prices for almost five months now despite rising international oil prices.
Gold and silver prices fell sharply in India after the US Fed chairman indicated that high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. Karunya Rao catches up with Ajay Kedia of Kedia Commodities to analyse if it's the right time to buy precious metals
In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 52,285 per 10 grams.
The fuel prices have stayed unchanged for more than a month.
The prospect of resuming Iranian crude supply and recession fears, along with consecutive weekly builds at the US crude oil storage hub, easing gasoline demand
Benchmark crude oil futures have fallen more than 20% since early June on concern about the outlook for the global economy and the possibility of more Iranian oil coming onto the market.
Policy makers offered divergent views on the size of the next interest-rate increase, but they agreed on the need to keep raising interest rates
Brent crude futures gained 96 cents, or 1%, to $97.55 a barrel by 12:20 p.m. EDT (1620 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 1.24, or 1.4%, at $90.52 a barrel.
The yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,384 per 10 grams in the previous trade.
Surging energy costs -- exacerbated by Russia’s move to squeeze gas shipments to Europe following its invasion of Ukraine -- are putting pressure on industrial output across the region.
Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the continued decline comes as crude oil costs also remain low.
Oil marketing companies are reportedly incurring a loss of Rs 13.08 a litre on petrol and Rs 24.09 on diesel. India meets 80 percent of its fuel needs through imports.
Brent crude futures fell $1.83, or 1.8%, to $97.77 a barrel by 11:10 a.m. EDT (1510 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $2.16, or 2.3%, to $92.18 a barrel. Both contracts gained more than 2% on Thursday.
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,793.39 per ounce, as of 1432 GMT and was headed for a more than 1% weekly rise. U.S. gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,808.50.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has asked states/UTs to instruct shareholder entities to upload data on the stocks they own on a weekly basis to the Department of Consumer Affairs' online monitoring portal.
Brent crude futures gained $1.29, or 1.3%, to $98.69 a barrel by 1348 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $1.45, or 1.6%, to $93.38.
Dedicating the second-generation ethanol plant of India Oil Corporation to the nation in Panipat, Haryana, PM Modi said that the same amount of Rs 50,000 crore has gone to farmers.
"E20 petrol (petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol) in some quantity will be available from April 2023 and the rest to be covered by 2025," Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said.
The precious metal had closed at Rs 52,871 per 10 grams in the previous trade.
This was in comparison to a net inflow of Rs 135 crore in June, data with Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed.
The dollar index was up 1.1%, making gold more expensive for overseas buyers, while U.S. Treasury yields extended their rise after the data.
Brent crude futures were down $2.88, or 3%, at $93.90 a barrel by 1543 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $2.37, a 2.6% decline, to $88.29.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 79.21 and dropped to an intra-day low of 79.85. It clawed back some lost ground to finally end at 79.40, down 25 paise over its previous close of 79.15.
Petrol in Mumbai is being sold for Rs 106.31 per litre and diesel for Rs 94.27.