Oil prices soar on Israel-Hamas conflict; India watching situation closely
Live MintNew Delhi: International crude oil prices surged on Monday amid the military clash between Israel and Hamas forces of Palestine. Sharad Chandra Shukla, director at Mehta Equities said the recent escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict has injected uncertainty into global markets, leading to a surge in crude oil prices and a hardening of US Treasury yields. “Oil prices rose more than 4% in early Asian trading on Monday as Hamas attack on Israel threatened to inflame tensions in the Middle East, the source of around a third of the world’s crude, with Iran said to be supporting Hamas,” said Ravindra Rao, head of commodity research at Kotak Securities Ltd. Rise in crude oil prices comes is a major concern for India as it may inflate the country’s import bill.