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A sudden spike in crude oil prices rattled global markets and triggered a sharp fall in Indian equities. The Sensex plunged over 2,700 points intraday, while the Nifty slipped below the 24,000 mark.

The escalating Israel–Iran–US conflict has injected fresh volatility into global markets and pushed oil prices higher. But how vulnerable are Indian equities? Here’s what top brokerages

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Canadian PM Mark Carney begins his India visit focused on trade negotiations, investment, energy cooperation and rebuilding diplomatic trust after years of strained relations.

Indian markets opened sharply lower as escalating US-Iran tensions rattled global equities and pushed investors toward safe-haven assets like gold and silver.

LPG and natural gas shortages are beginning to disrupt parts of Indian industry, though most sectors say production remains largely stable for now

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Appointment comes as the digital health platform expands operations in the US and UAE and strengthens governance and institutional capacity

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Shared meals, regular work schedules, communication with families seeing them through uncertainty

Smoke billows from Skylight, an oil tanker carrying 15 Indian and 5 Iranian seafarers, which was hit off Oman’s coast on March 1 | File photo: Reuters

Smoke billows from Skylight, an oil tanker carrying 15 Indian and 5 Iranian seafarers, which was hit off Oman's coast on March 1 	File photo: Reuters

Trump announced the opening of a new oil refinery in Texas, calling it the first new US refinery in 50 years and part of a $300 billion deal while thanking Reliance Industries for its investment

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In the lead-up to the US-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime

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Former India opener Gambhir credited Dravid and Laxman for their work at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) in nurturing the next generation of cricketers.

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Oil prices eclipsed USD 100 per barrel for the first time in more than three-and-a-half years on Sunday as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East.
The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was at USD 107.97 after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, up 16.5 per cent from its Friday closing price of USD 92.69.
West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, was selling for about USD 106.22 a barrel. That is 16.9 per cent higher than it closed Friday at USD 90.90.
Both could rise or fall as market trading continued.
The increases followed the US crude price jumping by 36 per cent and Brent crude rising by 28 per cent last week. Oil prices have surged as the war, now in its second week, ensnared countries and places that are critical to the production and movement of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf.
Roughly 15 million barrels of crude oil -- about 20 per cent of the world's oil -- ..

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Selective IT services companies with strong digital portfolios, diversified clients, and disciplined cost structures could indeed present a contrarian opportunity, he said.

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