Indian Shares Open Lower After Attack On Saudi Oilfield
The benchmark Sensex fell 0.6% and Nifty dropped 0.8% as the attacks lifted oil prices and stoked supply concerns, traders said.
- On Wednesday, coordinated attacks in eastern Saudi Arabia targeted Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oil field and King Fahd International Airport, killing three people including two workers and one airport staff member.
- The State Department ordered non-emergency personnel to depart Saudi Arabia following the violence, with spokesperson Tommy Pigott citing Iranian-supported Houthis' "increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure."
- Global benchmark Brent rose to trade near $110 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate hovered around $98 as traders reacted to energy supply disruption concerns despite recent export increases.
- Indian markets fell on Thursday as investors worried about energy disruptions; the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 0.6 percent to 73,285 while the NSE Nifty index declined 0.8 percent to 22,630.
- Global benchmark Brent has surged about 80% this year fueled by persistent disruptions from the Persian Gulf, as the U.S.-Iran conflict nears its ninth month with little sign of resolution.
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Attacks on eastern Saudi Arabia leave 3 dead
Saudi Arabia's state-run news agency says three people were killed following a series of attacks targeting an oil-related facility and an international airport in the country's east. The latest development comes as Saudi Arabia continues to exchange fire with Yemen's anti-government Houthi forces.
Indian Shares Open Lower After Attack On Saudi Oilfield
Indian shares were notably lower in early trade on Thursday as a drone attack on Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oil field as well as another attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, heightened concerns over further disruptions to energy supplies.
Oil prices were rising on Thursday, on the basis of new attacks by the Houthi group in Saudi Arabia, which led the United States to order diplomats and members of their families to leave missions in the kingdom, Reuters reports. Article Attack on an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia. The US evacuates its diplomats, the price of oil increases first appears in Romania TV.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen announced they targeted the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense, Aramco's facilities in Yanbu, and King Fahd International Airport. The attack on Dammam airport... Click here for more.
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