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Iran Fires Missiles Across Middle East As Ships Hit In Gulf | Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Iran has launched fresh missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Israel and locations linked to the United States as the conflict intensifies. Several merchant ships in the Gulf were also hit, raising concerns about maritime security. The Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, threatening one of the world’s most critical oil supply routes and fueling fears of a wider energy shock. Markets are closely watching whether the conflict could escalate further and impact global energy flows.

Taking Stock: Nifty hits 11-month low, ends below 23,900; Sensex declines 1,342 pts

On the sectoral front, auto, FMCG, PSU Bank, Consumer Durables, Private Bank, Capital Goods, IT, realty shed between 1-3%, while oil & gas, pharma indices ended with marginal gains.

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Iran war’s first shock to India is in the kitchen

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama March 11 edition: Across cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, restaurants have begun reporting a sudden shortage of commercial LPG cylinders

Portfolios of Parekh, Kothari, Agrawal, Kela decline amid US-Israel-Iran conflict

Paresh Mohanlal Parekh and Hemendra Kothari saw the steepest declines, with their portfolios falling about 20 percent and 18 percent respectively as of March 10. Parekh had seen his portfolio rise 15 percent during the December quarter, while Kothari’s portfolio had declined 14 percent during the same quarter.

Closing Bell: Market crashes yet again; Sensex slides 1,342 pts, Nifty below 23,900

On the sectoral front, auto, FMCG, PSU Bank, Consumer Durables, Private Bank, Capital Goods, IT, realty shed between 0.5-2%, while oil & gas, pharma indices ended with marginal gains. Biggest Nifty losers were Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Eicher Motors and M&M, while gainers were NTPC, Jio Financial, Coal India, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Labs. Nifty Midcap index fell 1.2%, while smallcap index shed 0.36%.

Beyond the price war, Indian drug companies gearing up to win the GLP-1 retention game

Industry analysts say the arrival of these affordable alternatives—expected to be priced at one-third to one-fifth of the innovator's cost.

Taking Stock: Markets rebound on hopes of de-escalation; Nifty above 24,250, Sensex up 640 pts

The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies surged by Rs 6.5 lakh crore to Rs 447.59 lakh crore.

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A sigh of relief, but what’s the endgame?

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama: West Asia tensions push RBI toward bond intervention, Iran war disrupts regional medical tourism flows, investors should stay cautious despite sharp market declines, and more

India silver ETFs see first net outflow in 27 months in February

During February, silver prices rose 10 percent, following a 19 percent increase in January. So far in 2026, silver has gained about 20 percent. Earlier, prices rose 27 percent in December 2025 and 16 percent in November. For the full year 2025, silver surged about 148 percent, after rising 22 percent in 2024.

Oil spike puts focus on India’s gas vulnerability despite crude buffers: Kotak’s Pratik Gupta

Speaking after the brokerage’s annual investor conference, Gupta said that while India has a reasonable buffer of crude inventories, the country could be more exposed to disruptions in natural gas availability if geopolitical tensions persist.

Groww-th before the war: brokers add investors for second straight month

The broking industry sees second straight month of growth, though the West Asia conflict and heightened volatility can upset the momentum in March

Iran war will leave a complex geoeconomic legacy

Markets suggest the ramifications are likely to drag on and spread

Make haste slowly even as markets have fallen sharply

A combination of leveraged investors and the Middle East-led stock rout raises the risk of a crowded exit. Be wary of catching a falling knife

Closing Bell: Market bounces back as crude cools; Nifty above 24,250, Sensex gain 640 pts

Biggest Nifty gainers were Shriram Finance, Interglobe Aviation, Eicher Motors, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle, M&M, while losers included Infosys, Eternal, Bharti Airtel, TCS, Reliance Industries. Among sectors, except IT and oil & gas all other indices ended in the green. Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices up 2% each.

Geopolitical shocks trigger sharp market corrections followed by strong rebounds

Market reactions to such events over the past three decades have followed a somewhat similar pattern

US stocks rebound as oil retreats from $120 spike amid Iran war concerns

Energy markets had earlier shaken investor confidence. Oil surged close to $120 per barrel as escalating tensions in the Middle East raised fears over disruptions to production and shipping routes.

Wall Street opens lower as oil prices rise on West Asian war

Investor jitters over soaring energy prices meant a wave of global stock and bond market selling which hung over the Wall Street open

Taking Stock: Markets continue to see sell-off amid crude surge; rupee at record low

More than 850 stocks touched their 52-week low, including Swan Corp, Interglobe Aviation, GNFC, PNB Housing Finance, Birla Corp, BLS International, Sterling Wilson, RHI Magnesita, Just Dial, Asian Paints, Nuvoco Vistas, REC, Berger Paints, JK Lakshmi Cement, Rashtriya Chemicals, GAIL, Inox Wind, among others.