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For Indian airlines like IndiGo, fuel is the second-largest expense after labour, typically accounting for 20% to 25% of total operating costs. (Reuters)
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IndiGo among worst-hit as Iran war delivers crude shock to global airline stocks| Business News

India’s airline stocks took a severe beating on Monday, leading a broader Asian market selloff as surging crude oil prices and an escalating Iran war…

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A worker operates valves at the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq, to cut nearly 1.5 million barrels per day of output as exports halted due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war. (Reuters)
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Brent crude oil prices spike toward $120/barrel Iran War forces more production cuts| Business News

Crude oil prices spiked dramatically toward $120/barrel as key Gulf producers curbed output, the vital Strait of Hormuz remained functionally closed, and the US threatened…

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With fundamental pressures mounting on rupee amid surging brent crude oil prices, the market's focus has shifted entirely to Reserve Bank of India. (Reuters)
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Rupee faces record low at open as $117 oil deepens deficit fears| Business News

The Indian rupee is poised to plunge to an all-time low at Monday’s open, battered by a relentless rally in global crude oil prices and…

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The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. The geopolitical premium has already taken a toll on Dalal Street. (Reuters)
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Sensex slumps ~2,500 points, Nifty 50 down 2.8% as oil boils amid Iran war| Business News

India’s stock market slumped at the open today, as the widening Iran war in West Asia sends crude oil prices soaring, threatening to reignite domestic…

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The Bombay Stock Exchange building on Dalal Street, Mumbai. (PTI)
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Sensex, Nifty 50 open gap-down as Iran war, crude oil shocks trigger selloff| Business News

India’s stock market tumbled on Friday joining a global retreat as an escalating military conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran sent shockwaves through…

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FILE PHOTO: An aerial view Port of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo (REUTERS)
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Iraq cuts crude oil production as blocked Strait of Hormuz fills up storage| Business News

Iraq has started shutting crude oil production at its biggest oilfields and is set to make even deeper reductions in the coming days—the clearest sign…

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Iran war disrupts global ocean freight and air cargo supply chains beyond oil

NEW YORK: The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply…

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West Asian crisis: India braces for market impact; growth momentum on track

New Delhi: India is bracing to contain the impact of an expected sharp volatility in the global markets in the short term, senior government officials…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As of January, the Middle East accounted for 55% of India’s crude oil imports, or roughly 2.74 million barrels per day.
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Crude shock for India as New Delhi emerges most vulnerable to Iran war| Business News

The Iran war has exposed a structural weakness in India’s economic engine—a precarious lack of oil buffers. As Israeli and US strikes on Iran effectively…

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An Indian Oil fuel station in Baghola, Haryana, India has since kept Russian oil purchases to a minimum to score a trade deal with the US. (Reuters)
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Indian Oil-led refiners eye Russian crude oil again as Iran war chokes Strait of Hormuz| Business News

India’s state-run refiners led by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. met government officials over the weekend to hammer out contingency plans as an escalating Iran war…

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