NSE:HPCL 29 September 2025 - 13 April 2026

Oil prices found their footing Monday, with signals from both Washington and Tehran that indirect negotiations would continue. That move helped calm worries over an immediate supply crunch tied to Middle East tensions, even as traders watched India scale back on Russian crude. Brent crude edged up 17 cents to $68.22 a barrel by 1044 GMT, a 0.3% gain; U.S. West Texas Intermediate climbed 18 cents, also 0.3%, to $63.73. “The Iranian risk premium cannot be fully defused as long as U.S. warships are located where they are,” SEB analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.