The international crude oil price of Indian basket declined 0.38% to USD 46.68 a barrel (bbl) on Oct. 15, 2015 as against USD 46.86 a bbl on Oct. 14, 2015.

In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket dereased to Rs 3,025.97 a bbl on Oct. 15, 2015 as compared to Rs 3,051.12 a bbl on Oct. 14, 2015.

Rupee closed stronger at Rs 64.82 per USD on Oct. 15, 2015 as against Rs 65.11 per USD on Oct. 14, 2015.

Indian markets dropped on Friday erasing earlier gains. At 10.32 a.m, the Sensex was trading down 24.73 points or 0.09% at 26,985.41 with 18 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 10.20 points or 0.12% at 8,169.30 with 30 components falling.