The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has stirred investor jitters in India, particularly affecting small-cap stocks with high valuations. Analysts predict further struggles for small-caps if geopolitical tensions persist.

Shares of oil-sensitive sectors like oil marketing, aviation, and paints saw declines due to a spike in Brent crude oil prices amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty also dipped,

The stock market was holding steadily higher in the afternoon on Monday as Wall Street’s worries about conflict between Israel and Iran eased after the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 350 points,

Shifts in market sentiment continued on Tuesday as traders gauged the risks of an escalation in hostilities and broader involvement. Investors’ focus is especially on oil prices, with a commodity that had hovered near pandemic-era lows now emerging as an unexpected source of inflation.

Wall Street’s major market averages kicked off the week on a positive note as markets advanced on Monday. Learn more here.

Michael Hartnett’s weekly research note, The Flow Show, highlights the dramatic improvement in market sentiment among U.S investors even if some of that enthusiasm will now be tempered by Friday’s developments in the Middle East.

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

Oil prices rose again, as markets weighed the odds of a resolution in the Israel-Iran conflict. Crude prices bounced as news of fresh attacks rolled in, including another wave of Iranian missiles launched at Israel and more Israeli strikes on Iran.