Benchmark equity indices ended with deep cuts on Thursday (March 12, 2026), with the Sensex tumbling over 800 points amid a sharp rise in crude oil prices due to the heightening crisis in West Asia. Besides, sluggish global market trends, weakness in the rupee and persistent foreign capital outflows also rattled investor sentiment, analysts said….
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from record low levels and settled with a loss of 16 paise at 92.17 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday (March 12, 2026) as global crude oil prices stayed on an upward trajectory amid the raging war in West Asia. A…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 31 paise to 92.32 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday (March 12, 2026), pressured by FII outflows, rising global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback as the conflict in West Asia showed no signs of relenting. A…
File photo shows tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil prices climbed on Thursday (March 12, 2026) after Iraqi security officials said Iranian explosive-laden boats had hit two fuel oil tankers amid other global supply disruptions from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Brent futures rose $5.69, or…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on March 11, 2026 asked member countries to release 400 mn barrels from oil reserves. | Photo Credit: AFP India on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) welcomed the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) decision to release emergency oil stocks to stabilise markets amid supply disruptions triggered by escalating tensions in West Asia….
Image for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images The rupee fell 4 paise to 91.89 against U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) weighed down by FII outflows and the unrelenting conflict in the Middle East. However, a weaker greenback and falling global crude oil prices prevented sharper loss in the local…
The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,342.27 points or 1.72%, to settle at 76,863.71 and the 50-share NSE Nifty tanked 394.75 points or 1.63%, to end at 23,866.85. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 2 per cent lower on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) after a day’s breather following…
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.92 against the U.S. dollar and traded in the range of 91.85-92.06 before settling at 92.01 (provisional), down 16 paise from its previous close. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee declined 16 paise to settle at 92.01 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday (March…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) after a day’s breather amid the ongoing tensions in West Asia and sustained foreign fund outflows. Selling in blue-chip bank stocks also dragged the markets lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee staged a strong recovery from its record low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (March 10, 2026), gaining 36 paise to settle at 91.85 (provisional), aided by a sharp fall in global crude oil prices over hopes of de-escalation of the ongoing…
