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The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
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Sensex down 1,000 points, Nifty 50 slips below 25,000 as Iran war rages| Business News

Updated on: Mar 02, 2026 9:28:55 AM IST The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. India’s stock market is bracing for a…

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Gold, silver rate today LIVE updates: Gold rose on Monday in global markets as geopolitical tensions spiked amid the US-Israel strikes on Iran.
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Gold climbs amid tensions in Middle East, check prices in India| India News

Updated on: Mar 02, 2026 9:55:55 AM IST Gold, silver rate today LIVE updates: Gold rose on Monday in global markets as geopolitical tensions spiked…

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Traders reckon that the Reserve Bank of India will likely step in to avert a sharp slide in the rupee against the US dollar. (PTI)
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Rupee to fall past 91/dollar as Iran war puts crude oil on the boil| Business News

The rupee is expected to fall past the 91 per dollar mark on Monday after the US and Israel bombed Iran over the weekend, risking…

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A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, 1 March  2026. (AFP)
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Three crude oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran war spreads| Business News

Three ships were reportedly attacked near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, amid signs that tanker traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz oil-and-gas chokepoint…

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Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, left, interacts with Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel during the Gujarat SemiConnect Conference, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on March 1 (PTI)
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Three more semiconductor plants to start operations by this year end: Vaishnaw| Business News

Union minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that three more semiconductor plants under the Semicon Mission 1.0 will be operational by…

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Demonstrators set fire on an Israeli and a US flag during a protest against Israel and the US strikes on Iran, following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, 1 March 2026. (Reuters)
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Crude oil prices jump 10% on Iran war, spike to $100/barrel seems certain| Business News

Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that crude oil prices could…

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The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. The stock market is likely to move from earnings-driven to oil-driven trading in the near term. (HT)
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Sensex, Nifty 50 set for gap-down open as Iran war delivers crude shock for India| Business News

India’s stock market is likely to see a gap-down open on Monday as the Iran war is certain to deliver a crude shock for the…

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Vehicle wait at a traffic signal with Burj Khalifa in the background, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 1 March 2026. (Reuters)
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Hedge funds, banks rethink presence in Dubai, Abu Dhabi amid escalating Iran war| Business News

As missiles and drones flew over the United Arab Emirates, traders and Wall Street executives who’ve flocked to the Gulf in recent years found themselves…

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An oil tanker is pictured offshore in Dubai on 1 March 2026, as an escalating Iran war threatens production of crude oil in the Middle East. (AFP)
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OPEC to raise output as Iran war threatens to bolster rally in crude oil prices| Business News

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to resume oil production increases next month as the Iran war brought on by Israel…

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Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai on Sunday, 1 March 2026. (AP)
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Gulf stocks slide, Kuwait suspends trading as Iran responds to US-Israel attacks| Business News

Most Gulf equities fell on Sunday and Boursa Kuwait suspended trading after US and Israeli strikes on Iran prompted retaliatory attacks across nearby US targets…

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