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Rising Brent crude oil prices due to US-Iran geopolitical tensions drive equity sell-off in India, particularly impacting IT stocks (TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra) via potential margin pressure from higher input costs and demand uncertainty. FII outflows amplify the decline. The mechanism is input_cost (oil) and fx_passthrough (FII selling weakens INR). Impact is region-specific (India) with global oil price link.

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  • BSE Sensex fell 525.44 points to 75,489.84
  • NSE Nifty dropped 164.5 points to 23,651.35
  • Brent crude oil price rose 0.93% to USD 105.2 per barrel
  • FIIs sold equities worth Rs 8,437.56 crore
  • Major laggards: TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra
Sector verdictCOMMODITY_OILUpmagnitude 2/3 Β· confidence 3/5

Brent crude oil price rises 0.93% in 48h due to US-Iran geopolitical tensions, with potential for 1-2% increase.

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  • COMMODITY_OILmid
  • COMMODITY_OILshort
  • EM_MARKETSmid
  • EM_MARKETSshort
  • SP500_TECHshort

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