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Equities downbeat as oil prices rise after Iran strike on US troops
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices recovered from intraday lows but ended with marginal losses on Wednesday as investors feared a wider conflict in the Middle East after Iran fired missiles at US forces in Iraq overnight.
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All Singapore Airlines flights to avoid Iranian airspace amid tensions in
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, Jan 8 (ANI): All Singapore Airlines flights flying to and from Europe will not be flying over the Iranian airspace as tensions soared in the Middle East following Iran's missile attacks on two US military bases in Iraq.
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Equities slump after Iran strike on US troops spooks Asian markets
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Equity indices extended losses on Wednesday afternoon after Iran fired missiles at US forces in Iraq overnight, pushing oil prices higher as investors feared a wider conflict in the Middle East.
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India advises its nationals to 'avoid non-essential travel to Iraq'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after missile attacks targetted two military bases in Iraq, India on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its nationals, advising them to avoid "all non-essential travel" to the Middle East country, in view of the prevailing situation in the region.
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Afgan Prez, Pak Army Chief offer sound advice over Iran conflict: US defen
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 08 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday (local times) said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa offered him sound advice during a phone call on the escalation of tensions in the middle eastern region.
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Putin deplores escalation in Middle East during talks With Syria's Assad
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 08 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pointed to a rise in tensions in the Middle East as the situation in Syria took a turn for the better.
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Equities close in the green, Nifty realty gains by 1.9 pc
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices trimmed most of the early gains on Tuesday but closed in the green with no new escalation in the Middle East.
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Equity indices trade higher led by banking, finance stocks
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices rebounded during early hours on Tuesday in line with Asian markets with no new escalation in the Middle East.
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NATO supports US over killing of Soleimani, warns Iran
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium], Jan 07 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Monday said that it supports the United States' policies in the middle east and condemned Iran's support of a variety of different terrorist groups.
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China urges all parties to 'exercise maximum restraint' amid tensions afte
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (ANI): Calling out the United States to avoid further "abuse of force", China on Monday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the Middle East amid escalating tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Oil, gold prices climb higher as Middle East tensions flare
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Jan 6 (ANI): Oil and gold prices continued surging on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East fanned worries about disruption to global oil supplies, sending investors scurrying to safer investments.
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Pak won't let its soil be used against any state, says Qureshi amid rising
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 6 (ANI): Pakistan would neither let its soil be used against any other state nor become part of any regional conflict, country's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following the US action against Iran.
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