Brent crude futures for June edged down 2 cents to $63.18 a barrel by 0450 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May was at $59.70 a barrel, up 10 cents, or 0.2%

Brent crude fell $1.47, or 2.16%, to $66.53 a barrel by 1341 GMT. U.S. oil was down $1.50, or 2.32%, at $63.10 after shedding 0.3% in the previous session. Both contracts are down more than 4% over the past five days

Petrol and diesel rates haven't risen for over a week, albeit the sporadic and minor increases in some cities. Meanwhile, consultations are on between the Centre and states to cut taxes on both the fuels

Brent crude futures dipped 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $62.63 a barrel, down 7% from a 13-month high hit last week

Stock Market Updates Today: Sectorally, except for IT and pharma index, all the other indices ended with decent gains. Private, PSU Bank and financial indices closed 3% higher today.

Stock Market News Updates Today: Airtel, HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank were trading among the top gainers. Today, Sensex hit a record high of 52,235 and Nifty hit a lifetime high of 15,340

An index of the world's major 50 markets, MSCI ACWI, extended its gains into a fifth straight day to come within reach of a record high touched about two weeks ago

Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after the OPEC+ alliance of producers stuck to its reduced output policy and U.S. crude stocks fell, with optimism over a new U.S. pandemic relief bill adding further price support.

The local unit opened at 72.92 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market and inched 6 paise higher to 72.90 over its previous close in early deals

The domestic unit opened at 72.95 per dollar at the interbank forex market, and inched 4 paise higher to 72.93 over its previous close of 72.97 per American currency

The domestic unit opened 4 apise lower at the interbank foreign exchange market at 73.03 over the previous close of 72.99 against the American currency

Brent crude futures for March rose 86 cents to $51.95 a barrel by 1410 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for February was at $48.51 a barrel, up 89 cents

Brent crude was 50 cents, or 1%, higher at $52.00 at 1447 GMT, having reached $52.02, its highest since March. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 46 cents at $48.82 after touching $48.87, its highest since February

India Stock Market Highlights Today: In today's session, Sensex hit an all-time high of 46,992 and Nifty logged a lifetime high of 13,773

Britain began vaccinations this week and they could start as soon as this weekend in the United States. Canada on Wednesday approved its first vaccine and said initial shots would be delivered starting next week

U.S. Treasuries rose while the dollar slightly eased after a volatile overnight session in currency markets, with traders now looking ahead to a European Central Bank monetary policy meeting

Asian shares hit record high and US stock futures gained on Wednesday as investors tracked positive news on COVID-19 vaccines

India Stock Market Highlights Today: During the session, Sensex touched a lifetime high of 45,148 and Nifty hit an all-time high of 13,280

The domestic unit opened at 73.85 per US dollar at the interbank forex market and gained ground to touch 73.84 against the greenback, rising 7 paise over its previous close

Brent crude rose 51 cents, or 1.1%, to $46.57 a barrel by 1322 GMT and hit a session high of $46.72, its highest since March 6. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 63 cents, or 1.5%, to $43.69