Bitcoin crashes nearly 12 per cent after days of booming prices

Indian stock markets settled in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

If crude oil prices sustain above USD 100 per barrel in FY27, the Central government's annual additional expenditure could rise by Rs 3.6 lakh crore, according to a report by Elara Securities.

The global shortage of memory chips is largely being driven by the rapid rise in artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, which has significantly increased demand for advanced memory solutions, according to Ashok Chandak, President of the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) and SEMI India.

Indian stock markets opened in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

Taiwan will not sharply increase its gasoline and natural gas prices despite surging global oil prices triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict that began with American and Israeli attacks on Iran, Focus Taiwan reported, citing officials.