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Wall Street is closely watching escalating tensions in the Middle East after President Trump confirmed that the US launched a surprise strike on Iran’s nuclear sites late Saturday, marking the country’s official entry into the two-week-old conflict. Markets have held mostly steady in the aftermath of the escalation, although US stock futures fell across the board when trading opened Sunday evening. Additionally, bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices, often viewed as a barometer of risk appetite, dropped over 1.6% to trade around $100,500 a coin. WTI crude (CL=F) and Brent (BZ=F) futures jumped,...

Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran pushed global oil prices up, leading to a decline in the Indian currency and the nation’s equity markets. Major market benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty fell by afternoon trade despite a brief recovery run during brunch hours. The Sensex lost more than 346 points to hit a day low of 81.237.01 while Nifty shed 102 points to a low of 24750.45 so far. TCS, Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, HCL Tech, and Tata Motors led the laggards in the...