Tag: Iran War

The Nifty and Sensex rose nearly 9% each during the week, marking their strongest weekly gains since February 2021 (REUTERS/File)
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Indian markets surge as Sensex, nifty defy global tech turmoil

Indian equities headed into Diwali with a second straight weekly gain, powered by cheaper crude amid rising hopes of an end to the Iran war…

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Indian rice exporters find a way through disruptions to retain competitiveness in Gulf market

Indian rice exporters seem to have found a way around highet shipping costs and logistical disruptions caused by the Iran war, turning to bulk shipping…

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Cannot rest on tailwinds, have to be conscious of risks, says PM’s Principal Secretary

Mumbai: India has to be conscious of the risks from geoolitical developments and has to be prepared to make changes in its economy to manage…

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OPEC+ keeps oil output unchanged as Iran war pushes Brent crude closer to $100. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Why OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged as Iran war pushes Brent toward $100

OPEC+ decided to keep its oil production policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday. The decision comes as the group faces a highly…

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China to supply bulk of India’s fertiliser tender in major sale

China is expected to ship at least 1.2 million tons of a key fertilizer variety to India, marking a ramp-up in sales from the world’s…

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The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, back, in Mumbai (Bloomberg/File)
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Sensex, Nifty open lower amid US-Iran sanction war

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower on Tuesday, August 25, amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, primarily due to the fresh US sanctions on Iran….

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RBI turns upbeat as worst of Iran war shock recedes

Five months after the Iran war raised fears of an inflation spike and an economic downturn, Indian officials are sounding more confident as the worst…

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Iran war is pushing up oil and other costs raising fears that higher rates could threaten Wall Street’s bull market. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Trumpflation could threaten Wall Street’s bull market: How the Iran war is keeping inflation high

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has historically gone alongside strong stock-market gains. During his first, non-consecutive presidential term, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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Indian companies are about to raise prices, putting RBI’s inflation outlook to test

India’s largest consumer companies are gearing to raise prices on products from toothpaste to tires and paint ahead of the festival season and for the…

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Diet Coke supply in India was particularly hit because the variant was only sold in aluminium cans in the country. (Photo: Reuters/Image edited on Canva)
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Popped: How a war in the Gulf took the fizz out of India’s Diet Coke supply and made the can costlier

At a bar in New Delhi in May, guests in Diet Coke-themed T-shirts queued up for cocktails spiked with jalapeno and honey and painted cans…

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