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Reliance Industries purchases 2 million barrels of Venezuelan oil

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

of Venezuelan oil
2 million barrels
per barrel
$6.5–$7

India's Reliance Industries has acquired 2 million barrels of Venezuelan oil from trader Vitol, marking its first purchase from the country in nearly a year. The crude is set for April delivery at a discount of $6.5–$7 per barrel to ICE Brent. This move reflects Reliance's ongoing strategy to secure cost-effective crude amid geopolitical shifts.

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Sourcesnews.google.com

The market after the news

RELIANCE closed +0.7% on the day of the news, from ₹1,450.80 to ₹1,461.60; Nifty +0.7% over the same session; futures OI −0.3%.

Bulletin at 16:06 IST on 6 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹1,450.80, the last close before it, on 6 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • RELIANCE close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
RELIANCE closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it135014511552axis spans 15%before the news · 6 Feb1451Nifty 50RELIANCEbulletinD0+1+3+52 Feb12 Feb23 FebFutures open interest, lotspeak 2.3 LReference close ₹1,450.80. 16 sessions from 2 Feb to 23 Feb; the price axis spans 15 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before6 Feb₹1,450.80basebase
On the day9 Feb₹1,461.60▲ +0.7%▲ +0.7%+0.1 pp difference
+1 session10 Feb₹1,458.50▲ +0.5%▲ +0.9%−0.4 pp difference
+3 sessions12 Feb₹1,448.90▼ −0.1%▲ +0.4%−0.6 pp difference
+5 sessions16 Feb₹1,437.10▼ −0.9%0.0%−0.9 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.5%+7.25 on 9 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
0.89%≈ 13 high to low
Volume on the day
0.41×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −0.3%−550 lots · short covering · price +0.7%
Futures OI open, lots
2.2 L9 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+2.30+0.2% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.57from 0.54 the session before
Max pain
1,410from 1,410 the session before

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