11:11 | Trump claims Iran ‘gave in’; Tehran denies talks; India’s biggest IPO slips below its issue price

Donald Trump says Iran has conceded most US demands, but Tehran says there are no talks. Markets are reacting anyway — oil is climbing, metals are volatile, and even India’s biggest IPO is feeling the heat, slipping below its issue price amid the broader risk churn.

Donald Trump says Iran gave most of 15 demands in peace plan; Iran reiterates 'no ongoing talks'

President Donald Trump said that Iran “gave” the US most of the 15 demands it sent to Tehran as demands for an end to the war, even as it remains

unclear whether either side is really negotiating.

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'Short if they pump, long if they dump' — Iran Parliament speaker's market advice

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, took potshots at posts emerging from the US just before crucial market timings in his latest post on "X" on Monday, March 30.

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What’s dragging gold and silver lower despite global tensions

Gold and silver prices declined on Monday, March 30, tracking weakness in global commodity markets as rising bond yields, a stronger US dollar, and heightened geopolitical uncertainty weighed on investor sentiment.

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Saudi, Egypt and Turkiye foreign ministers in Pakistan to discuss West Asia tensions

Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye are in Pakistan on Sunday to attend a two-day quadrilateral summit organised to find a way to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in West Asia.  Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Islamabad on Saturday.

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India's biggest IPO now trades 10% below its issue price, posts worst month since listing

Shares of Hyundai Motor India Ltd. are down another 2.5% on Monday, March 30, and have now declined in six out of last seven trading sessions. With this, the stock has extended its losses below its issue price of ₹1,960.

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Explained - Why these three metal stocks surged up to 6% on Monday

Shares of Hindalco Industries Ltd., National Aluminium Company Ltd., and Vedanta Ltd. surged up to 6% on Monday, March 30, tracking a sharp rally in global aluminium prices amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia.

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Shareholder Lock-In: 18.5 crore shares of eight stocks worth over ₹10,000 crore frees up today

About 18.51 crore shares of eight companies, worth ₹10,197.23 crore, will become eligible for trading on Monday, March 30, as their respective shareholder lock-in periods end. It is important to note that the expiry of the lock-in period does not necessarily mean all these shares will be sold in the open market, but they will become eligible for trading.

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Aluminium prices surge 6% after Iran attacks plants in Bahrain, UAE

Aluminium prices in the global markets surged as much as 6% on Monday, March 30, in response to Iran's attacks on two key production sites in West Asia, further threatening to disrupt supply in a region that accounts for a significant part of the global output.

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Brent crude prices set for record monthly gains, re-tests early-war highs on Monday

Brent prices are up over 50% in March and continue to move higher despite mediation efforts by regional countries. Macquarie, in a note on Friday, warned that oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel, if the war drags on till June, and assigned a 40% probability to the same.

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India rolls out 60-day emergency kerosene allocation under PDS

The Central Government has decided to make an ad hoc allocation of Public Distribution System (PDS) Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) to States and Union Territories for household use, introducing a 60-day emergency measure aimed at supporting cooking and lighting needs.

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Congress releases first list of 284 candidates for West Bengal polls

The Congress on Sunday, March 29, released its first list of 284 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls, fielding former state unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur and ex-TMC MP Mausam Noor from Malatipur.

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