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Sensex slides over 450 points as Brent tops $113, IT stocks buck the selloff
Rising crude prices weighed on Indian shares on Friday, with the Sensex down more than 450 points and the Nifty slipping below 22,500 as Brent crude topped $113 a barrel. IT stocks gained even as metals, realty and broader markets fell. Swiggy hit a record low.
Tanker with 21 Indian seafarers hit in Strait of Hormuz, all safe
A Kuwait-flagged tanker with 21 Indian seafarers was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. All are safe, the shipping minister said. An Indian was injured in an attack on a Saudi oilfield.