U.S. crude settled down 2.92% at $41.51 per barrel and Brent was at $44.43, down 2.52% on the day.

The derivatives market of the NSE had 7 contracts valued at Kes 249,800 concluded in today’s trading session

Oil prices were higher in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures up 0.86% to $45.97 per barrel. U.S. crude futures advanced 0.91% to $43.15 per barrel.

Overall UAP Holdings saw a double digit increase in gross written premiums at 11% driven by core short-term insurance businesses, which reverses the previous trend of declining to flat growth experienced in recent years.

the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 4.16 points, or 0.01 percent, at 28,434.21 and the S&P 500 was up 6.82 points, or 0.19 percent, at 3,507.13. The Nasdaq Composite was up 98.94 points, or...