Mumbai: Overseas fund managers raised their bearish derivative bets on India last week as a jump in crude oil prices in the wake of the Iran-Israel conflict and growing uncertainty about interest rate cuts in the US heightened risk aversion. The long-short ratio of foreign portfolio investors (or FPIs’) Nifty futures bets fell to 35.4% … Read more
Mumbai: Indian equities could wilt early this week as the escalating Iran-Israel conflict threatens to engulf both emerging-market risk assets and commodity supply chains in one of the most volatile geographies on the planet. With oil prices expected to leap on worries about supply disruptions in the wake of the clash, investor sentiment is expected … Read more
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have led to a 1% rise in oil prices on Friday, driven by concerns over potential supply disruptions. Brent crude settled at $90.45 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose to $85.66, despite posting a weekly loss due to a bearish world oil demand growth forecast from … Read more
Oil prices extended last week’s losses on Monday on concern about slow demand in China, though lingering geopolitical risk surrounding the Middle East and Russia limited the decline. Brent futures fell 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $81.60 a barrel at 0129 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped 50 cents, or 0.6%, to $77.51. … Read more
Saudi Aramco on Sunday reported a 24.7 percent decline in profits in 2023 compared to the previous year, the result of lower oil prices and production cuts. The oil giant said in a filing with the Saudi stock market that net income reached 454.7 billion Saudi riyals ($121.25 billion) in 2023, compared to 604.01 billion … Read more
Oil prices regained some ground in early Asian trade on Wednesday, as investors weighed concerns over output cuts by key producers and attacks on shipping in the Red Sea against dimmed expectations of U.S. rate cuts. Brent crude futures rose 12 cents, or 0.15%, to $82.46 a barrel by 0100 GMT, while U.S. West Texas … Read more
NEW YORK: A strong US economy is among factors that may help American corporate earnings top current forecasts, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. S&P 500 companies’ earnings per share will rise 5% to $237 this year, Goldman strategists led by David Kostin have predicted. That’s already above the median $231 forecast of strategists tracked … Read more
Mumbai: The chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran does not see the likely jump in oil prices due to global factors, including global slowdown and geo-political conflicts, impacting the domestic economy in a major manner next fiscal. Addressing the SBI-organised economic conclave here on Thursday, he based his optimism on the assumption that cooling off … Read more
With the holidays here, Canadians are set to hit the road to meet up for family gatherings. However, the price at the pump could play the role of the Grinch as oil prices rise given the current geopolitical uncertainty exacerbated by recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. “It’s very traditional that oil … Read more
Mumbai: Indian stocks tumbled on Wednesday after hitting all-time highs in early trade as concerns over an overbought market after the recent, near one-way run up and renewed Covid fears prompted traders to cut some of their bullish bets. The BSE Sensex fell 1.30% or 930.88 points to close at 70,506.31. The Nifty 50 declined … Read more
