Indian shares opened sharply lower after U.S. President Trump said he would delay a threatened strike on Iran's energy infrastructure and extended the deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz until April 6. The move heightens short-term geopolitical risk and is likely to drive risk-off flows, put pressure on emerging-market equities and currencies, and support upside risk to oil and energy-related assets until the situation clarifies.
Indian shares opened sharply lower after U.S. President Trump said he would delay a threatened strike on Iran's energy infrastructure and extended the deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz until April 6. The move heightens short-term geopolitical risk and is likely to drive risk-off flows, put pressure on emerging-market equities and currencies, and support upside risk to oil and energy-related assets until the situation clarifies.
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