What US-Israel war on Iran means for Indian stock markets

Indian markets fell sharply as US-Israel strikes on Iran triggered geopolitical tensions, pushing crude oil higher and weakening the rupee. Analysts warn of macro risks if the conflict prolongs, with energy, defence and IT stocks seen as relative beneficiaries, while OMCs, airlines and export-linked firms face immediate pressure.

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Indian stocks cratered and the rupee hit a one-month low on Monday as markets opened to a world remade overnight, where the United States and Israel had struck Iran, killed its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and set off retaliatory strikes across at least seven countries. With the Strait of Hormuz now in the crosshairs of a widening war, crude oil has suddenly become the single most important variable for India's macro-financial stability as well as stock market investors in the near term.

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The Sensex plunged around 900 points while the Nifty fell 1% to 24,900, with banks, auto stocks and oil marketing companies (OMCs) leading the decline. The rupee slid 0.3% to 91.2350, its weakest since early February.

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