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Last close, Wednesday 21 October. The wire refreshes through the day.

India's Mideast oil imports return to pre-war levels in September

Reuters

Markets


Cash. Wednesday close, 21 October 2026.
Series Dow S&P 500 Nasdaq
Change up 0.69% up 0.58% up 1.05%
Level 52,856.09 7,757.17 26,702.86
Futures, 22 Oct, 06:24 GMT. Not the cash close. Nasdaq futures are the 100, not the composite.
Series Dow S&P 500 Nasdaq
Change down 0.47% down 0.85% down 1.59%
Level 52,807.00 7,734.00 29,530.75

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On the wire


Updated 22 Oct, 05:50 GMT.

  1. Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil costBBC News
  2. Oil prices jump on Middle East worries as U.S., Israel reportedly weigh fresh Iran strikesCNBC
  3. Putin’s War On Ukraine Puts Oil Giant Rosneft Under Mounting PressureBloomberg.com
  4. Gold drops over 1% as oil rally reinforces higher-for-longer rate outlookReuters
  5. China's stock market sinks into bear territory as CSI 300 extends 10-week routCNBC
  6. Which G7 economy is the profligacy poster child?Financial Times
  7. Rupee traders weigh Jio IPO flows against oil price risksReuters