The International crude oil price of Indian Basket gained 3.87% to USD 44.28 a barrel (bbl) on Aug. 27, 2015 as against USD 42.63 a bbl on Aug. 26, 2015.
In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket increased to Rs 2,925.14 a bbl on Aug. 27, 2015 as compared to Rs 2,820.40 a bbl on Aug. 26, 2015.
Rupee closed stronger at Rs 66.06 per USD on Aug. 27, 2015 as against Rs 66.16 per USD on Aug. 26, 2015.
Indian markets continued to rise for the second day on Friday. At 10.53 a.m, the Sensex was trading up 381.44 points or 1.45% at 26,612.63. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 104.75 points or 1.32% at 8,053.70.