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Rupee breaches 96, Brent crude tops $84. Sensex falls 450 points, Nifty tests 24,000. HCL Tech drops 3.6%, HDFC Life 3.2%. Crude, CPI, Warsh testimony ahead.
Asda's Rewards app extends to fuel: spend £40 in-store, get 5p off per litre until July 31. Aimed at undercutting Tesco's Clubcard fuel perks.
The Calgary-based explorer appointed Simon Akit and Frederick Kozak, adding capital markets and African oil experience as it pursues sub-Saharan blocks.
Tasnee received a no-objection certificate from Saudi competition authority for the SAR 700 million sale of Al Rowad National Plastic to Saudi Manufacturing Industries Holding.
Equinor purchased 507,713 own shares at an average NOK 327.34 in the second tranche of its 2026 buy-back. The company now holds 0.58% of its share capital.
RBI sets SGB 2020-21 Series-IV premature redemption at ₹5,977/gram, yielding 198% returns over five years. Redemption opens July 14, 2026.
Brent crude returned to $85 after US-Iran talks broke down. ASX energy stocks rose, but the broader market stayed quiet. Gold held $4,000, uranium reversed, and Genesis Minerals won Vault.
Nova Minerals completed engineering and design for its Estelle antimony pilot plant in Alaska, backed by a US$43.4M DoW award. Construction starts this quarter, targeting 2026/27 production.
Tasnee's 700M SAR sale of AlRowad Industrial Transformation to Tahweel Holding cleared a competition condition precedent. The deal was announced in March. Remaining conditions pending.
Brent crude settled 9.6% higher after the U.S. reinstated a full blockade on Iranian oil exports, removing roughly 1.4 million barrels a day of supply from the market.
Sensex falls 472 points, Nifty drops 109 as Brent crude spikes to $84 on U.S.-Iran blockade. IT stocks lead losses; metals gain. Inflation, rupee, and Fed testimony in focus.
HotCopper editor Isaac McIntyre breaks down uranium deals, PFS misses, and an Ebola biotech play from the ASX penny stock watchlist. Full episode on Spotify.
Mesoblast hit 300 patients in a pivotal chronic back pain trial. AuKing raised $5 million for Malawi drilling. Tusker released a 2.1-2.6 billion tonne rutile exploration target.
Woodside Energy leads ASX energy stocks. Oil is rallying on Middle East tensions. Analysts see upside to $36. Viva Energy and Santos also show technical strength.
Astral Resources' diamond drilling at Theia confirms depth extensions with 52.6m at 1.48 g/t gold. The company plans additional holes to convert the new mineralisation to Inferred resources.
The GI tag for Unjha cumin and fennel gives legal protection to the region's identity and could lift farmer returns by 20-30%, the Gujarat government said.
Crude hits $85 as US-Iran tensions threaten Strait of Hormuz. Asian refiners face supply risk; SPR release possible. Brent up 2.3% on the session.
Brent crude jumped 7.8% to $81.92 after Trump reinstated the Iran blockade and proposed a 20% cargo fee for safe passage. The next catalyst is Tuesday's blockade resumption.
Alkane's 91-hole drill program at Brunswick South confirms high-grade gold and antimony near existing infrastructure. Development starts Q3 2026.
Drilling at Brunswick South returns 3.1m at 10.1 g/t gold and 1.8% antimony. Alkane starts development this quarter, with the deposit 200m from existing access.
Two tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. airstrikes hit Iranian facilities. Brent crude rose 1.8% to near $78 as war risk insurance widened.
Kingfisher Mining (ASX: KFM) returned 26m at 2.57% copper and 0.75 g/t gold at Copper Blow, extending high-grade mineralisation 50m toward a major fault. The company eyes a maiden resource estimate.
Regis Resources walked away from the Vault Minerals bidding war, clearing the path for Genesis to create a $12.6 billion gold producer with 600,000-700,000 oz annual output.
Cerro de Pasco Resources published its investor deck at the 2026 Rule Symposium, covering its polymetallic tailings assets in Peru. No new financial guidance was provided.
Scientists discovered erythrulose, a sugar linked to raspberries and life's origins, inside a gas cloud near the Milky Way's center, the first detection outside the solar system.
Oil surged past $78 on a new Hormuz blockade; Nasdaq futures fell 0.6% on AI regulation. SPI 200 flat. RBA minutes due 11:30 a.m.
Weatherford shareholders face a Sept. 3 vote on moving to Delaware, with the board projecting $20M-$30M in annual savings starting 2027. Two proxy cards required.
Altai Resources appointed Allister Avard to its board, replacing Jeffrey Ackert. Avard brings capital markets experience from Haywood Securities and a CFA charter.
A Seeking Alpha analyst argues Cameco's valuation is stretched despite strong fundamentals. Alpha Score 54 signals mixed sentiment. Stock page /stocks/ccj
Trump said Monday the U.S. will strike Iran 'hard' over two days, sending crude higher and equities lower on supply risk from the Strait of Hormuz.