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April 13, 2026
Indian'shares' fell on Monday as oil prices soared over $100 per barrel in anticipation of a U.S. blockade of Iran ports. The Nifty 50 dropped 0.86%, to 23,842.65; the Sensex fell 0.91%, to 76 847.57. The Sensex and Nifty 50 indexes recovered some ground following a 2.1% drop earlier in the day.
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April 13, 2026
China called for calm and restraint on Monday after the U.S. Donald Trump has threatened to blockade 'the Strait of Hormuz' after the failure of the weekend talks in Islamabad that were meant to end the Iran War. Prior to the war, China was the world's largest crude importer.
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April 13, 2026
A tender document obtained by showed that India's state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp had?issued an unusual tender to find a liquefied petroleum gas tanker capable of 'immediately loading propane and butane' from Russia's Ust-Luga Port. Documentā¦
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April 13, 2026
The dollar, a safe-haven currency, firmed up on Monday after peace talks broke down between the U.S.A. and Iran and the American Navy prepared to?blockade Iranian ports. Meanwhile the Hungarian forint rose after the centre-right Tisza Party defeated Viktor Orban by a large margin.
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April 13, 2026
European shares fell on 'Monday, as hopes of a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict faded after the failure of U.S. - Iran negotiations and Washington's decision to impose a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. As of 0718 GMT, the pan-European Index was down by 0.7% to 610.44.
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April 13, 2026
U.S. Military said that it will block shipping traffic in and out Iran's port starting at 10 am. The U.S. military announced that it would block shipping?traffic in and out of Iran's ports starting at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT). This move will?preventā¦
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April 13, 2026
As peace talks between the U.S., and Iran fell apart and the American Navy prepared to blockade Iranian ports, the safe-haven greenback advanced. However, the dollar lost some of its gains as the trading session progressed. Both currencies have recovered from their previous lows.
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April 13, 2026
Ukrainian 'APK-Inform' agriculture consultancy announced a?revision down of Ukraineās 58.2 metric ton?grain harvest forecast for 2026. This is compared to the previous outlook 58.6 metric ton?and to 61.1 million tones harvested in 2025. Theā¦
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April 13, 2026
Chicago wheat futures rose 'Monday on the back of higher oil prices, after U.S.-Iran negotiations collapsed. A potential U.S. Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz also heightened concerns over global fuel and fertilizer supplies. Futures on corn and soybeans have also increased.
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April 12, 2026
As the peace talks between Iran and the U.S.?broke up and the U.S. The Navy was preparing a?blockade of?Iranian port. The euro fell by 0.3% to $1.1684, and the British pound dropped 0.5% to Ā£1.3398. The Australian dollar, which is a risky currency, was down 0.6% at $0.7030.
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April 12, 2026
Chicago wheat futures rose Monday on the back of higher oil prices following the collapse of U.S. Iran talks and concerns about a possible U.S. Blockade of Strait of Hormuz. This heightened concern over global fuel and fertiliser supplies. Futures on corn and soybeans have also increased.
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April 12, 2026
Experts say that a U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran would be a major and open-ended military effort, which could lead to fresh retaliation by Tehran, putting tremendous pressure on an already fragile truce. In a post on social media, President Donald Trump said that the U.S.
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April 12, 2026
In early Asian trade on Monday, the dollar gained strength against most of its peers in a broad rally. Peace talks between the U.S. Navy and Iran had broken down. The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the strength of the greenback against a basket?of six currencies, rose as much as 0.5% to 99.187.
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April 12, 2026
The President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. Navy will begin blockingading Strait of Hormuz. This is a major step after marathon talks with Iran failed to produce a peace agreement, putting a fragile ceasefire of two weeks in danger. U.S. Central Command announced that U.S.
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April 12, 2026
The U.S. Central Command announced that it would 'begin to implement a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports at 10 am on Wednesday, April 13. After President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy was going to 'blockade the Strait of Hormuz,' the U.S.
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April 12, 2026
Bonds FlyingRoos, the three-time SailGP champions from Australia, took the SailGP lead after a dominating weekend in Brazil. They won all four races on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. Tom Slingsby led the Australian team in Guanabara Bay, in front of the Sugarloaf Mountainā¦
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April 12, 2026
On Sunday, a'second flotilla' carrying humanitarian aid to Gazan Palestinians was scheduled to leave the Spanish port Barcelona. The aim is to try and break the Israeli blockade. A spokesperson for the flotilla stated that 39 boats would be leaving the Mediterranean port city.
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April 12, 2026
On Sunday, a second flotilla containing humanitarian aid for Gaza's Palestinians was due to leave the Spanish port of Barcelona in an attempt to break Israel's blockade. Global Sumud Flotilla is expected to include more than 30 boats, laden with medical supplies and other aids.
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April 11, 2026
Sweden's Artemis, who won the first SailGP race in South America on Saturday, struggled to finish the day and finished third behind the current SailGP leaders Australia's Bonds Flying Roos -and the U.S. SailGP Team. Artemis, helmed by?America'sā¦
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April 11, 2026
Ridly Greig's short-handed goal and Jake Sanderson's power-play goal helped the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders by 3-0 on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y. Michael Amadio scored an "empty-net" goal late in the third period and Linus Ullmarkā¦
