Commodities Market Today 23 April

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Synopsis:

Today's commodities market showcases contrasting moves as oil prices drop to $87.00 per barrel due to increase in US stockpiles and gold prices decline by 2.8% to $2,346.4 as tensions between Israel and Iran ease. Further, the currency updates include a slight rise in the Dollar Index by 0.03% and minor decline in the Euro currency by 0.01%

Top News and Events

  • Oil Prices Dip on Increased US Stockpiles: crude oil prices fell because there's more oil in U.S. reserves. Brent crude went down to $87.00 per barrel, a decrease of 0.33%, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate dropped to $82.85, down 0.35%. Prices went up a bit in the morning because people think oil supplies might tighten, even though tensions between Iran and Israel are calming down.

  • Dollar Edges Up, Euro Dips: The dollar index rose slightly by 0.03% to reach 106.13. Meanwhile, the euro, after initially climbing, slipped by 0.01% to $1.0653.

  • Gold Prices Decline Due to Reduced Middle East Tensions: On Monday, U.S. gold futures dropped by 2.8% to $2,346.4, and gold prices fell by more than 2% to a one-week low. Investors turned to riskier assets like stocks as concerns about conflict in the Middle East decreased, causing a decline in the demand for safe-haven gold.

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Prices of Popular Commodities

The day’s rate of Gold, Silver, Natural Gas, Crude Oil (Brent), Crude Oil (WTI)

Name

LTP

Change

Change%

GOLD

₹72,723.00

-539.00

-0.74

CRUDEOIL

₹6,831.00

-113.00

-1.63

SILVER

₹81,594.00

-1213.00

-1.46

NATURAL GAS

₹149.40

+3.10

+2.12

COPPER

₹853.00

+8.50

+1.01

Note: Stats/Prices updated as on April 23, 2024 at 9:34 AM

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