The Iran-Israel conflict and equity markets are now in sharp focus. As direct strikes escalated in June 2025, global financial markets responded immediately.

Diesel prices kept rising on Tuesday as concerns about Middle Eastern supplies — a consequence of the Israel-Iran conflict — piled pressure on an already tight market.

Israel and Iran have been attacking each other, and there is no saying how bad the war situation could get. But India’s stock markets have remained calm. The reason: low inflation, a stable macro situation,