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The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial passage linking oil and gas producers in the Persian Gulf to global markets. (AI image) India’s immediate LPG crisis seems to be easing with tankers coming in and domestic production stepped up to meet needs. Two more Indian-flagged ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are currently transiting the…

During the first three months of 2026, Argentina exported 50,000 tonnes of LPG to India. (AI image) LPG crisis: India’s imports of LPG from Argentina have more than doubled in the first few months of 2026 as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt supplies of liquified petroleum gas for India. India…

Gold futures witnessed a sharp sell-off on Monday, with prices tumbling by Rs 8,089 to Rs 1.36 lakh per 10 grams, mirroring a global downturn driven by inflation worries and a stronger US dollar. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the April contract fell 5.6 per cent to Rs 1,36,403 per 10 grams. The latest decline…

HDFC Bank share price today: Shares of HDFC Bank. India’s largest private sector bank, tanked by as much as 3 per cent on Monday, touching an intraday low of Rs 756.30. The stock has now extended its losing streak to four sessions, slipping around 10 per cent over this period and wiping out nearly Rs…

As tensions in the Middle East stretch into their fourth week, shockwaves are now being felt across global markets and gold is no exception. The precious metal has taken a sharp hit, tumbling to its steepest weekly fall in nearly four decades, with prices reaching $4,354 per ounce.The fall marks a swift retreat from levels…

The ongoing war in the Middle East has triggered an energy crisis for the world and “no country is immune” to its shockwaves, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Monday. Addressing the National Press Club in Australia’s capital, Birol said the current situation has evolved into an unprecedented disruption, combining multiple shocks to oil…

Gold prices declined by over 2% on Monday, deepening their fall to nearly a four-month low, as intensifying tensions in the Middle East heightened concerns over inflation and reinforced expectations of tighter global interest rates. Spot gold dropped 2.5% to $4,372.86 per ounce as of 0238 GMT, marking its ninth straight session of losses. Earlier…

Nomura has a buy rating on Petronet LNG with the target price cut to Rs 340 from Rs 370. Analysts said the crisis in West Asia may hurt the company’s near-term volumes. They cut the company’s FY27 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) by 23% as Ras Laffan may take months to come…

MUMBAI: Construction and engineering giant Larsen & Toubro, which has been operating in West Asia (WA) for over three decades, said a small portion of its regional projects has been affected by the ongoing geopolitical crisis. Deputy managing director Subramanian Sarma said 5% of L&T’s West Asia projects, mainly those near sensitive areas such as…

MUMBAI: The recent steep rise in the price of gold has catapulted the total estimated value of the yellow metal with Indian households to over $5 trillion, pegging it at about 125% of the country’s GDP. However, this massive gold purchase year after year “represents a conversion of financial savings (bank deposits) into physical assets….