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The South Asian country is the world's second-biggest consumer of the metal and fulfils most of its demand through imports.
Oil prices climbed after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said markets could lose three million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude and refined products from April.
Countries have announced fuel subsidies to cushion consumers from the impact of soaring energy prices after oil skyrocketed last week to 14-year highs.
Markets took a widely expected rate hike by the US Federal Reserve in stride, despite worries about weakening global growth.
The world's largest contract electronics maker restarts some production and operations at its Shenzhen campuses.
Companies race to assess the impact of the magnitude 7.4 quake, which struck shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd has made a rare purchase of 2 million barrels of Russian Urals crude for loading in May, trade sources said.
Japan and Hong Kong led a jump in regional stocks on Thursday, joining a rally on Wall Street overnight as potential risks from Federal Reserve monetary tightening to the Ukraine war
Main Wall Street stock indexes and Treasury yields rose after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and laid out an aggressive plan for further increases to combat inflation
The dollar fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve moved to a hawkish monetary policy but without delivering a tougher surprise that might have added to its weeks-long momentum
US central bank sees more rate hikes in 2022 and 2023, says there is need to limit inflation hit for families.
The new service, known as Rossgram, will launch on March 28
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage
The HSI surged more than 9 per cent to above the 20,000-point mark
'Keeping Russia in check a long-term policy of the West'
The interest rate path shown in new projections by policymakers is tougher than expected, reflecting Fed concern about inflation that has moved faster
'Surges are to be expected particularly in areas where measures to prevent transmission have been lifted,' says WHO head
Spot gold was down 0.4% at $1,909.87 per ounce as of 10:59 ET (1459 GMT), after touching its lowest since March 1 at $1,903.59 earlier in the session
A stronger euro overshadowed the dollar index that has gained during the war in Ukraine.