આજે ક્રૂડ ઓઇલની કિંમત: બ્રેંટ $114.28, ડબ્લ્યુટીઆઇ $101.04 પર 23 ઑક્ટોબર 2026 ના રોજ ભારતીય બજાર બંધ થયા પછી

The calculations use the previous reported settlements of $113.17 for Brent and $99.47 for WTI. 

The resulting Brent-WTI spread was approximately $13.24 per barrel. 

A consistent same-source pair of post-Indian-close intraday high and low figures was not available at the time of verification, so intraday extremes have not been inserted. 

આજે બ્રેન્ટ અને WTI નું શું થયું?

Crude prices strengthened as geopolitical developments in the Middle East continued to affect the market's assessment of potential supply disruptions. 

WTI moved above $101 per barrel while Brent remained above $114. The market was tracking heightened US-Iran tensions as well as Houthi attacks involving Saudi Arabia, both of which have increased attention on energy infrastructure, shipping routes and the availability of Middle Eastern crude. 

The previous session had already seen Brent settle at $113.17 per barrel, up 4%, while WTI reached $99.47, up 2.4%. Reports cited renewed attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and broader supply-risk concerns as important factors during that move. 

At the same time, physical oil flows have not moved uniformly with geopolitical risk. Market data cited in current reporting showed that some Middle Eastern export volumes had continued to reach global markets, illustrating why benchmark prices can react simultaneously to both disruption risks and actual shipment data. 

બ્રેન્ટ અને WTI વચ્ચે શું તફાવત છે?

Brent is the principal international crude benchmark and is widely used in pricing oil delivered across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. 

WTI, or West Texas Intermediate, is the main US crude benchmark and is associated with the US physical and futures market. 

At the post-Indian-market check on 23 October, Brent's $114.28 price was $13.24 per barrel above WTI's $101.04 quote. 

Differences between the two benchmarks can reflect crude quality, regional supply and demand, transportation constraints, export economics and geopolitical risk. 

ભારત માટે ક્રૂડની કિંમતો શા માટે મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે?

ભારતનું આયાત બિલ 

India meets a large proportion of its crude-oil requirements through imports. If crude prices rise while import volumes and exchange rates remain unchanged, the dollar value of those imports increases. 

The eventual rupee cost also depends on the USD/INR exchange rate. 

મોંઘવારી 

Crude oil feeds into a wide range of costs across the economy. Depending on pricing and tax structures, changes in crude and petroleum-product costs can be transmitted through fuels, freight, petrochemicals and industrial inputs. 

The timing and size of that transmission are not automatic because retail prices, taxes, refining economics and company pricing decisions also matter. 

એરલાઇન્સ અને લોજિસ્ટિક્સ 

Aviation turbine fuel and diesel are significant operating-cost components for airlines and logistics businesses. 

Changes in oil and product prices can therefore alter fuel expenses, although the financial effect depends on hedging, efficiency, contracts and the ability to pass costs through to customers. 

પેઇન્ટ, કેમિકલ્સ અને મેન્યુફેક્ચરિંગ 

ઘણા રસાયણો, દ્રાવક, પોલિમર અને અન્ય ઔદ્યોગિક કાચા માલ પેટ્રોલિયમ ફીડસ્ટોક્સ સાથે પ્રત્યક્ષ અથવા પરોક્ષ રીતે જોડાયેલા છે.

Changes in crude and refined-product prices can therefore affect input costs and working-capital requirements across manufacturing supply chains. 

રિફાઇનર અને તેલ-માર્કેટિંગ કંપનીઓ 

For refiners, crude is the primary input. The commercial effect of a crude-price movement depends not just on the absolute price of oil but also on product prices, refinery yields, inventory gains or losses and refining margins. 

For oil-marketing companies, domestic fuel-pricing mechanisms and marketing margins are additional factors. 

અપસ્ટ્રીમ તેલ ઉત્પાદકો 

Revenue from crude production can be linked to international benchmark prices, adjusted for crude quality, realised selling prices, taxes and other contractual factors. 

A higher benchmark can therefore increase the gross value of production at unchanged volumes, but the final earnings effect depends on company-specific costs and fiscal terms. 

રૂપિયા અને બાહ્ય બેલેન્સ 

Because crude imports are generally paid for in foreign currency, a higher oil import bill can increase demand for dollars at unchanged volumes. 

Oil prices are therefore relevant to India's merchandise trade balance, current account and foreign-exchange flows, although these variables are also influenced by exports, capital flows and movements in other imports.