Oil

Russia's rouble up by 0.8% against dollar on Tuesday as exporters traded in foreign revenues.

Oil cartel Opec's member nations to meet on 27 November in Vienna.

Microsoft closed at $49.58 on 14 November at corresponding market capitalisation of $408.7bn.

Brent prices have dropped for eight successive weeks on fears over a global supply glut.

Opec has shown few signs it will reduce oil production ahead of its 27 November meeting.

Gulf state's conservative budget means it will escape impact of sliding prices.

It is Cairn's second oil discovery in the Sangomar region in the past month.

Oil prices have lost 30% since June peak on increased supply and slowdown in Europe and China.

Brent crude fell below $83 a barrel as the US dollar hit a four-year high on Friday.

Rouble hits another record low against dollar as Bank of Russia withdraws unlimited support.

Indian investors cheer falling oil prices and New Delhi's intention to further reform Asia's third-largest economy.

Weak data from top energy consumer China has fuelled worries about oil demand amid a global supply glut.

Brent crude sinks close to $82 a barrel after Saudi Arabia cut prices to US customers.

IMF says central Asian countries will feel impact of falling oil prices and the Ukraine crisis.

Brent lost over 9% in October while US crude shed over 11%.

The company has appointed Charles Holliday as chairman.

Opec secretary general Abdullah al-Badri said the group's members would not fight a price war.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries looks set to maintain oil production levels.

Bank of Russia has spent more than $20bn in attempts to maintain value of rouble.

BP profits fell 21% in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2013.

Saudi Arabia halted production at the jointly run Khafji oilfield last week.

Goldman lowers price projections of West Texas Intermediate to $75 a barrel from $90, and of Brent to $85 from $100.

Currency hits all-time lows against both the dollar and euro.

Edmund Shing says that tumbling stocck markets should trigger caution but not outright panic.

Yang Jiechi and Pham Binh Minh to discuss Sino-Vietnam bilateral cooperation after summer dispute.

Jordan could use oil price slump to reduce its own government subsidies on fuel.

World's leading oil producer pumped 9.7m bpd in September, up slightly from August

Libya has struggled to regain lost oil output since autocrat Muammar Gaddafi was ousted in 2011.

The auctions are designed to pump more foreign currency into the floundering corporate sector.

China's implied oil demand struck a seven-month high in September.