Lower crude oil prices would impact India's inflation, CAD.
India is the world's fourth-largest importer of natural gas, accounting for six per cent of the global market.
OPEC hopes lower fuel prices will stimulate more demand in the long run
CARE Ratings, in a report, said it foresees an increase in the retail prices of petrol and diesel in the coming few days, depending on how the oil markets react in the reduction in supply from the cartel.
Achieving inflation target of 4 per cent, recovery after remonetisation and hardening profile of oil prices are some of the risks which the RBI is watching closely, says Gaurav Kapur.
World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.
'China's economy continues to slow and the US Fed may still hike rates before the end of the year.'
Chinese stock markets suffered their biggest single-day drop since the global financial crisis.
The falls meant that both crude futures were at their lowest levels since mid-April
Making sense of the international crude market is incredibly hard.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 129 points at 26,843 and the Nifty50 ended up 39 points at 8,220.
Devangshu Datta predicts the good, the bad and the ugly of currency trends for the coming year.
The world, he said, needs to move towards a transparent and flexible market for both oil and gas.
The ongoing oil price decline is mainly a result of oversupply in the global market
The revised projection comes after a 17% rise in the April-June.
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
Low fuel prices to help oil marketing and refining sectors but upstream players will stay under pressure.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
According to market experts, GST Bill, movement of the rupee and uncertain global cues amid expected rate cut by the US Fed will dictate the movement of the markets.
India's export basket for Pakistan has a limited portfolio as Pakistan has not given 'most favoured nation' status to New Delhi and such goods have ready market in South Asia and the Middle East.
OPEC agrees to keep pumping as oil glut fears persist.
The attack did not result in any human losses, it said, adding that the remnants of the intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around Abu Dhabi.
In 2013, the fall in international gold prices was 28 per cent.
Aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve could result in a flight of capital from emerging markets like India, says B Gopkumar, chief executive officer, Reliance Securities.
Usually, a fall in oil prices is followed with a cut in retail prices of auto fuels and the government passes on the benefit to consumers. However, Morgan Stanley believes gains this time around will remain capped.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Global supply is staying in excess of demand.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
Risk sentiment is likely to be favourable if oil prices stay benign, global growth sentiment remains robust and the dollar index does not break out, says B Prasanna.
A strengthening dollar, rising interest rates, tightening liquidity and a surge in oil prices - all are combining to create a toxic atmosphere for EM assets, says Akash Prakash.
Emissions would still keep rising till 2030, and the path towards global warming would improve to 2.7c.
India expects to remain unscathed this time, mainly because it is in a sweet spot as the world's third largest oil consumer, after the US and China, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
India's macroeconomic situation has benefited from oil prices' decline.
India continues to apply import quotas on marble.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
Pushing a barrel of oil back to around $100 would require a reduction of production of about two million barrels a day - a cut that would fall predominantly on Saudi Arabia.
Because of India's weak fiscal position, the plethora of debt-burdened infrastructure companies and the poor asset quality of public sector banks, economic growth in 2015-16 may be limited to about six per cent, say Shankar Acharya.
Optimism about a stable govt at the Centre, a demand revival and falling oil prices buoyed the markets.
'Only when China treats India as an equal can we consider them real friends.'
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