PolyMart Weekly Raw Material & Currency Insights

Crude oil prices continued their downward trajectory this week, closing at 63.63 compared to 64.77 the previous week, marking a 1.76% weekly decline. On a monthly and quarterly basis, crude slipped 2.78% and 4.21%, respectively. The year-on-year change shows a sharp fall of 15.87% from last year’s 75.63. The commodity reached its yearly low of 58.95 on 4 May 2025, and its high of 82.03 on 15 January 2025, reflecting a 22.43% drop from the peak. In the currency market, the USD-INR pair traded steadily, closing at 88.66 versus 88.76 a week earlier, showing a 0.11% weekly rise. Over the month, the change was marginal at 0.08%, while the quarterly performance indicated a 1.41% decline. Year-on-year, the rupee weakened 5.18% against the dollar. The pair touched a yearly high of 84.26 on 25 November 2024 and a yearly low of 88.86 on 7 November 2025. Natural gas prices witnessed a significant surge, closing at 4.31, up 4.61% weekly. The monthly rise stood at 22.79%, while the quarterly and yearly gains were an impressive 40.39% and 60.22%, respectively. The year’s low was 2.66 on 10 November 2024, and the high of 4.49 on 10 March 2025, indicating a 4.01% drop from the peak. Overall, crude remained bearish, the rupee traded stable, and natural gas continued to rally strongly, signaling contrasting trends across the energy and currency markets.Disclaimer: PolyMart does not offer guarantees regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information provided on its platform. Users are advised to independently verify any data before relying on it for decision-making purposes.