Wti Crude News

Crude oil prices have stabilized after fears of an economic slowdown, with Brent and WTI futures rebounding nearly 12% and 13% respectively. Optimism over easing trade tensions, particularly between the US, China, and the U.K., has driven this recovery despite a recent increase in crude inventories.

Stock market today: Indian paint stocks, including Asian Paints and Berger Paints, rose today due to falling crude oil prices, which benefit input costs and profitability in the industry. Berger Paints increased by 2.40%, while Asian Paints climbed by 2.16%.

OPEC said in its monthly report that the world oil demand will rise by 1.30 million bpd in 2025, down 150,000 bpd from last month's forecast.

Crude oil outlook: Brent crude futures settled at $64.76 a barrel, up $1.43, or 2.26 per cent. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at $61.50 a barrel, up $1.43 or 2.38 per cent.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — fresh from cutting oil forecasts twice in a week — said Brent has the outside potential to fall below $40 a barrel under “extreme” outcomes as the trade war flares and supplies rise.

Goldman Sachs cut its 2026 average price forecast for Brent by nine per cent to $62 and WTI by 6.3 per cent to $59. It warned that the new estimates could be lowered further.

Brent futures dived by $5.72, or 8.2%, to $64.62 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost $5.90, or 8.8%, to $61.05.

Oil Prices Today: Crude oil logged a third straight weekly gain. US President Donald Trump will announce reciprocal tariffs on a wide range of imports, effective April 2. The trade war has investors worried about a potential recession.

The OPEC+ oil-producing cartel is cutting output by 5.85 million barrels per day, equal to about 5.7 per cent of the global crude supply, agreed in a series of steps since 2022.