Crude oil is a key ingredient in petrol and diesel, which means that higher wholesale costs make filling up a car more expensive. The price of petrol and diesel is also heavily influenced by demand and refining capacity.

Analysts say every $10 (£7.44) per barrel increase in the oil price pushes up pump prices by roughly 7p a litre.

Since the war began, the price of a barrel of Brent crude – the global benchmark for wholesale oil prices – has been very volatile.

Generally speaking, news of further conflict drives the price up while hopes of an end to the war pushes the price down.

Before the conflict, Brent was about $70 a barrel, but the fighting saw it peak at above $120.

In early July, after the framework deal was signed, prices fell back to near the $70 a barrel mark.

When the peace talks collapsed, the price climbed back up again to above $100 a barrel. It fell back for a few weeks but is once again over the $100 mark after a fresh escalation in hostilities.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned buyers in Indian equities for a second straight month, pumping Rs 30,919 crore into the market in August and offering the first signs of a possible shift in foreign investor flows after four consecutive months of heavy selling.

The August inflow, following Rs 20,200 crore of buying in July, marks a sharp reversal from the prolonged selling spell. The change comes amid improving corporate earnings, resilient economic activity, a stable rupee and easing geopolitical concerns.

However, the weekly flows tell a different story. FIIs stayed net sellers for the second consecutive week during the period under review, offloading Rs 2,060 crore worth of Indian equities. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), meanwhile, extended their buying streak with net purchases of Rs 19,309 crore.

Over the past month (28th July to 28th August), FIIs bought through the first three weeks before turning sellers in the final two, ending the stretch with net purchases of Rs 8,092 crore, while DIIs stayed net buyers across the entire stretch, absorbing the foreign selling pressure with net inflows of Rs 56,737 crore, according to Pabitro Mukherjee, Deputy Vice President-Research, Bajaj Broking.

The divergence between foreign and domestic institutional flows has remained pronounced, with DIIs continuing to absorb selling pressure from overseas investors.

Further, the monthly turnaround comes with a caveat. FPIs remain net sellers in Indian equities in 2026, with cumulative withdrawals of Rs 2.23 lakh crore so far—already well above the Rs 1.66 lakh crore they pulled out during all of 2025. With foreign flows now positive for two consecutive months, the key question is whether the latest buying marks a sustained shift or a pause in the broader sell-off.
Will FPIs buy or sell Indian equities?V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments, said the recent direction of FPI flows could be influenced by the reversal of the chip trade, rupee stability and improving earnings growth in India.

“The important factors driving FPI flows into India are the reversal of the chip trade, stability in the rupee and more importantly, improving earnings growth in India. A significant trend in FPI investment in India recently is the direction of flows towards the SMIDs (mid- and small-caps). Growth and earnings momentum are much higher in the SMIDs compared to the large-caps. This trend of FPI investment in SMIDs is likely to continue.”

The recent foreign buying has also been accompanied by a shift in the segment of the market attracting overseas flows, with mid- and small-cap stocks gaining attention.

Market remains under pressure despite monthly FPI inflows

The broader market, however, continued to face pressure during the week. Benchmark indices extended their decline for the third consecutive week as higher crude oil prices and continued geopolitical concerns weighed on investor sentiment.

With limited directional triggers, investors remained focused on sectoral rotation and stock-specific opportunities. The Nifty started the week on a positive note and touched an intra-week high of 24,378 on Wednesday. However, it surrendered its gains in the second half of the week and slipped to an intra-week low of 24,076.

The index eventually closed at 24,175, down 0.3% for the week.

Looking ahead, investors will watch global commodity prices, geopolitical developments and key macroeconomic data for cues on institutional flows.

“In the coming month, investors will closely monitor movements in Brent crude prices and developments surrounding US-Iran tensions. Escalating US-Canada trade tensions could further add to market uncertainty and keep investors cautious. Meanwhile, elevated US bond yields remain a key concern, with markets awaiting upcoming inflation data ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting in mid-September. On the domestic front, Q1 GDP growth and inflation data will remain the key economic indicators to watch for Institutional flows,” said Mukherjee.

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Nifty technical setup remains balanced

Hariselvan Radhakrishnan, Founder & CEO of HST Wealth, a SEBI-registered Research Analyst firm, said investors will have several important domestic and overseas macroeconomic releases to track in the coming week.

“A series of important domestic and overseas macroeconomic releases will be in focus this week, with investors looking for fresh direction after a largely range-bound market. India’s first-quarter GDP data on Monday will offer insights into the domestic growth trajectory, while Friday’s U.S. non-farm payrolls report is expected to influence global market sentiment as investors reassess expectations for the Federal Reserve’s September policy decision following Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole address.”

On the technical front, Radhakrishnan said the Nifty remains in a consolidation phase with a positive bias. For now, the technical picture remains finely balanced. On the weekly timeframe, the Nifty continues to remain in a consolidation phase with a positive bias. The index closed above its 20-week moving average at 24,036, keeping the medium-term uptrend intact. However, it remains below the 100-week moving average at 24,423, which has continued to act as a key resistance level and capped advances during the quarter. “The weekly RSI at 50.07 remains in neutral territory, while the MACD has recovered from negative levels. Momentum is showing signs of improvement, although a decisive acceleration is yet to emerge.”

He added that the weekly chart is forming a potential rising-three pattern.

“The weekly chart is also forming a potential rising-three pattern, which generally represents a pause within an existing uptrend that typically resolves upward. The pattern would gain confirmation on a sustained close above the 24,190–24,335 zone, opening the way towards 24,710. Conversely, a close below 24,000 would invalidate the setup and could lead to deeper weakness.”

(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of Economic Times)

Nifty spent the week consolidating in a narrow range and ended on a negative note, with its broader technical structure remaining largely unchanged. The index oscillated within a 302-point range between 24,076.85 and 24,378.60, reflecting the continued absence of a clear directional trigger. Volatility eased further, with India VIX declining 4.64% to 10.68, keeping volatility expectations subdued.

Nifty eventually closed at 24,175.65, registering a mild weekly loss of 76.35 points (-0.31%). The index continues to consolidate within its established range, with the 23,900–24,000 zone remaining an important support area. On the upside, a significant cluster of moving averages continues to restrict meaningful gains.

Nifty is currently caught between these support and resistance zones, and unless either boundary is decisively breached, the index is likely to remain rangebound. A sustained move below 23,900 could invite incremental weakness, while a convincing move above the cluster of major moving averages in the 24,400–24,750 region would be required for the index to regain directional strength.

The coming week is likely to see a quiet to cautiously positive start, although the broader trading range may continue to dominate price action. Immediate resistance is expected at 24,330 and 24,500, while supports are likely at 24,000 and 23,900.

The weekly RSI stands at 49.11, remaining neutral and showing no meaningful bullish or bearish divergence against price. The weekly MACD remains below the zero line but above its signal line, while the positive histogram indicates that downside momentum has moderated. The latest weekly candle has a relatively small bearish body but does not indicate indecision. Pattern analysis also continues to point to an extended consolidation.

Nifty remains below a key long-term moving-average cluster, with the 100-week MA at 24,428, the 200-DMA at 24,652 and the 50-week MA at 24,729. Their proximity creates a formidable 24,400–24,750 resistance zone, making this area crucial for any sustainable breakout. On the downside, the 23,900–24,000 zone continues to provide an important floor. Until either side is decisively breached, the existing range should be respected.
Given this setup, aggressive directional exposure may not be rewarding while Nifty remains trapped within its defined boundaries. Fresh buying should remain selective and stock-specific, particularly as the index approaches the overhead moving-average cluster, while existing gains should be protected at higher levels. Conversely, short positions should not be chased while the 23,900–24,000 support zone remains intact.The preferred approach for the coming week is therefore to remain selective, keep position sizes measured and wait for a confirmed breakout or breakdown before adopting a stronger directional view.

In our Relative Rotation Graphs® analysis, we compared various sectors against the CNX500 (Nifty 500 Index), which represents over 95% of the free-float market capitalisation of all listed stocks.

The Relative Rotation Graph (RRG) shows that the Nifty Media, Auto and Realty indices are in the leading quadrant. These sectors may relatively outperform the broader benchmark, the Nifty 500 Index.

The Nifty Pharma Index is in the weakening quadrant but is showing an improvement in relative momentum. The Midcap 100 Index is also in the weakening quadrant and may see some continued slowdown in its relative performance.

The Nifty Infrastructure and Energy indices remain in the lagging quadrant. The Metal and PSE indices are also in the lagging quadrant but are showing a sharp improvement in relative momentum against their benchmark.

The Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Bank, IT, Services Sector and PSU Bank indices are in the improving quadrant. Among these, the IT Index is showing strong rotation and is likely to continue doing so.

(Important Note: RRG charts show the relative strength and momentum of a group of stocks. In the above chart, they show relative performance against the Nifty 500 Index (broader markets) and should not be used directly as buy or sell signals.)

MIAMI — New video of an Amazon cargo jet floating down a Miami runway, then bursting through a fence and into traffic, has given the public the same picture federal investigators described from the black boxes: a late, fast landing that never settled into a normal stop.

The Boeing 767-300, flying Prime Air Flight 7598 for contractor 21 Air, arrived Sunday from San Juan, Puerto Rico, as storms built around Miami International Airport. Airport and bystander video released in the days since shows the jet remaining airborne well past the usual touchdown zone on Runway 30, a 9,360-foot strip. Tracking data put it still near 130 mph at the pavement’s end. It ran about 1,300 feet beyond the runway, hit a Ford Econoline van carrying a cleaning crew inside the airport, tore through fencing and barriers, struck a Toyota SUV on a public road and stopped in grass, on fire.

Five men in the van were killed: Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. Two others in the van, ages 79 and 32, were among the most seriously hurt. Five people were injured in all. Both pilots survived. Television footage later showed one of them jumping from the burning aircraft.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy called the scene “utter devastation.”

The video answers one question viewers asked at once: Did the jet land long? It did. The recorders answer a harder one: What did the crew do in the last half-minute?

Investigator-in-charge Chihoon Shin laid out the flight-data timeline late Tuesday. About 30 seconds before the recording ended, the nose gear and right main gear touched at roughly 158 knots — about 182 mph, faster than a typical 767 landing. Brakes came on about seven seconds later, slowing the jet toward 168 mph. The left main gear did not plant until about 19 seconds before the tape ended, at about 154 mph. The airplane was not fully on its wheels for a stretch of the rollout.

Fifteen seconds before the end of the recording, Shin said, the brakes were released at about 138 mph and “throttles increased to values consistent with go-around thrust.” Four seconds after that, throttles went to idle and brakes were reapplied at about 135 mph. There was no indication that speed brakes or thrust reversers deployed — the two systems that dump lift and throw engine power backward after a landing.

Aviation specialists who reviewed the briefing said that sequence looks like a late, incomplete decision to abort and climb away, then a return to stopping on pavement that was already gone. The NTSB has not called it a probable cause. Interviews with the two pilots and 21 Air’s chief and assistant chief pilots were set for Wednesday. Cockpit-voice-recorder details had not been released.

The captain was identified as Joseph Carroll (also reported as Carol), 55, with more than 7,000 hours and a 767 type rating since May. First officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, had more than 2,500 hours and a 767 rating since April 2025.

The jet weighed on the order of 230,000 pounds. NTSB officials said the payload included more than 32,000 pounds of contact lenses. It was a converted passenger 767. Amazon does not fly the aircraft itself; 21 Air does, in Amazon colors.

Weather is in the file. Storms were near the field. Early video analysis and some experts pointed to a tailwind that would have carried the airplane past the aiming point if the crew did not correct or go around in time. Investigators will also look at speed on final, flare, brake and reverse logic, mechanical condition and why a go-around started and stopped with so little runway left.

The crash shut two of Miami’s four runways on a holiday weekend. It also renewed an old airport question: how much engineered stopway and public-road setback sit beyond Runway 30 when a heavy jet does not stop. Homendy’s team was still working the wreckage days later.

Amazon and 21 Air have not published a technical explanation. The NTSB does not assign blame from an on-scene briefing. What the new video and the boxes agree on is narrower. The airplane used a long stretch of concrete before all three gears were down. Power came up as if for a missed approach, then came back. The devices that should have helped it stop do not appear to have been used. Five workers in a van on airport property never had a chance to get out of the way.

Probable cause, if one is reached, will take months. Until then the pictures do the reporting: a freighter that would not put its wheels down where they belonged, a road that should never have met a 767, and a cleaning crew that was not flying.

Several Indian stocks are set to see heightened trading activity on Monday as the MSCI rebalancing changes announced on August 13 are scheduled to be implemented on August 31, with the revised weights becoming effective on September 1 (Tuesday). The final 30 minutes of trading on Monday are expected to be particularly important as market participants adjust their positions ahead of the changes.

According to a report by Nuvama Alternative and Quantitative Research, the rebalancing includes additions and exclusions from the MSCI index, along with changes in the weights of several stocks.

Stocks added to MSCI

Laurus Labs, Lenskart, Adani Energy Solutions and Groww are set to be included in the index, which is expected to result in inflows into the four stocks.

Laurus Labs is expected to see inflows of $598 million, while Lenskart could attract $352 million. Adani Energy Solutions is estimated to see $310 million in inflows, while Groww could receive $256 million. The four stocks together are expected to account for total inflows of $1.516 billion.

Stocks excluded from MSCI
Three stocks are set to be removed from the index, potentially resulting in outflows. Balkrishna Industries is expected to see outflows of $169 million, followed by SBI Cards at $143 million and Astral at $138 million.The three stocks together are expected to see total outflows of $450 million.

Stocks with higher weights

MSCI is also increasing the weights of seven stocks, which is expected to bring additional inflows.

Eternal is expected to see the largest inflow at $674 million, followed by Adani Enterprises at $202 million and Adani Ports at $77 million. JSW Energy is expected to attract $34 million, while Adani Power could see inflows of $28 million. GMR Airports and Swiggy are expected to see inflows of $22 million and $13 million, respectively.

Together, these weight increases are expected to bring total inflows of $1.050 billion.

Stocks with lower weights

The rebalancing will also reduce the weights of five stocks, potentially leading to outflows.

Reliance Industries is expected to see the largest outflow at $523 million, followed by Jio Financial at $61 million. Indian Hotels is expected to see an outflow of $32 million, while AB Capital and Colgate could see outflows of $21 million and $16 million, respectively.

The five stocks together are expected to see total outflows of $653 million.

Market outlook for the week

According to Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities, Nifty is trading below all its crucial moving averages. However, most of these moving averages have turned flat, reflecting the lack of a decisive trend amid the prevailing sideways momentum. Momentum indicators and oscillators are also pointing towards continued consolidation.

The daily RSI has remained in the sideways zone for the past 13 trading sessions, while the Stochastic is also oscillating within a range. With momentum indicators failing to provide a clear directional signal, price levels now hold the key to the next move.

This brings the focus back to the crucial support zone. Going ahead, the 24,000–23,950 zone is likely to act as an important support for the index, with the prior swing low and upward-sloping trendline placed in this region. A sustained move below 23,950 could trigger further correction towards 23,700 in the short term.

(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times)

The Stock Exchange of Thailand will list 28 new depositary receipts linked to international stocks and ETFs, covering markets in Asia, the United States and Europe. The move is part of SET’s effort to broaden investment choices for domestic investors and strengthen Thailand’s capital-market competitiveness against other Asian exchanges.

The new listings span high‑growth sectors such as semiconductors, AI, electronics, clean energy, infrastructure, and aerospace. Asian names include Chinese chip‑equipment makers Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc and Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor while U.S. heavyweights Dell, Intel, and Palantir, as well as Europe’s Airbus, are also part of the lineup. This move reflects a broader regional trend of exchanges offering easier access to global blue‑chip equities.

These new depositary receipts aim to provide investors with broader access to global markets, allowing them to diversify their portfolios with greater ease. By linking to international stocks and ETFs, investors can tap into growth opportunities across different regions, benefiting from the economic developments in Asia, the United States, and Europe. This initiative is part of the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s efforts to enhance market offerings and meet the growing demand for international investment options among Thai investors.

Key figures / indicators: 28 new DRs; underlying assets include international equities and ETFs across Asia, the US and Europe.

Why it matters: Easier access to global assets could deepen Thailand’s capital market while allowing domestic investors to diversify without opening overseas brokerage accounts. It also reflects a broader shift in SET strategy toward keeping Thai savings and trading activity within the local financial system as investors increasingly look beyond domestic equities.

LOS ANGELES — ServiceTitan shares collapsed Wednesday after the trades-software company beat fiscal second-quarter estimates and still told Wall Street the next quarter would be smaller than the last.

The stock traded at $57.32 around 12:06 p.m. Eastern, down $24.27, or 29.74%, from Tuesday’s close of $81.58. Intraday it printed as low as about $55.55. Volume ran many times a typical session. Barron’s, citing Dow Jones data, said a close near $57 would be the largest one-day percentage drop since the December 2024 listing and the weakest finish since mid-May.

The numbers that went out Tuesday after the close looked fine in isolation. Revenue for the quarter ended July 31 was $292.8 million, up 21% from a year earlier and above a consensus near $286 million. Adjusted earnings were 40 cents a share versus 35 cents expected. Platform revenue rose 22% to $284.5 million. Gross transaction volume — invoices run through the system, the company’s proxy for customer sales — increased 17% to $26.8 billion. Non-GAAP operating income was $44.4 million. Non-GAAP free cash flow was $50.5 million. The GAAP operating loss narrowed to $27.6 million; the net loss was $24.9 million, or 26 cents a share.

Then came the guide. Fiscal third-quarter revenue was put at $285 million to $287 million. The midpoint sits under the roughly $288 million FactSet estimate and under the quarter just reported. Full-year fiscal 2027 revenue was raised only a notch, to $1.139 billion–$1.144 billion from $1.130 billion–$1.140 billion, a touch above the Street’s $1.138 billion. Non-GAAP operating income for the year was guided at $152 million to $154 million; for the third quarter, $29 million to $30 million.

That combination — beat the last quarter, miss the next one’s sales print by a few million, and freeze growth in the mid-teens for the back half — is how a software name with a rich multiple loses a third of its value before lunch. Robert W. Baird cut its target to $85 from $101. Other desks still carried Buy ratings and targets clustered near $100, which only underlined how far the tape had run ahead of a one-quarter wobble.

Co-founder and Chief Executive Ara Mahdessian tried to keep the story on artificial intelligence. “Our strong momentum delivering the Agentic Operating System to the Trades resulted in 21% year-over-year revenue growth and over $50 million of non-GAAP free cash flow this quarter,” he said in the release. “Delivering this Agentic Operating System to our customers and leveraging AI to further enhance our organizational velocity are once in a lifetime opportunities to execute against.”

President and co-founder Vahe Kuzoyan said execution on Max, the company’s agentic product, was ahead of plan. “We exceeded our goal of doubling Max locations during Q2,” he said. “As a result of strong execution with existing customers and progress with select new customers, we now expect to end this fiscal year with over 700 enrolled Max locations.” The company said it had doubled enrolled Max sites toward just over 100 earlier in the year and would double again. Research spending rose about 38% to staff that push. Net dollar retention stayed above 110%. Active customers were about 10,800; more than 2,000 book more than $100,000 a year.

Chief Financial Officer Dave S. told analysts the third-quarter step-down had a calendar excuse: one fewer business day than a year earlier. Max revenue, he said, should start to show more clearly in the fourth quarter. He also said the firm’s habit is to beat its own midpoint by $9 million to $10 million when usage and GTV run hot — and that the inverse can happen, which is what occurred in the second quarter’s mix. Incremental margins of 25% are now framed as a yearly floor, not a stretch goal; the company pointed to 33% incremental margins in the current year plan.

Investors heard something else: management is narrowing, not widening. The company said it is concentrating on existing commercial trades and residential roofing rather than opening new verticals, so it can upsell Max instead of chasing logos. A chief revenue officer change traveled with the print. For a platform sold as the operating system of HVAC, plumbing and electrical shops, a CRO exit plus a sequential revenue dip reads as a sales-engine question, not a rounding error.

ServiceTitan exists because those shops still run on clipboards. Founders Mahdessian and Kuzoyan, sons of trades owners, built scheduling, dispatch, invoicing and payments for an industry that invoices tens of billions through the product each quarter. Subscriptions were $212.4 million, up 22%. Usage revenue was $72.1 million, up 24%. Platform gross margin was about 79%. That is a real business. It is also a business whose growth rate is being asked to fund AI headcount while GTV growth cools from the mid-20s toward the high teens.

The 52-week range of about $54 to $120 is the map. Wednesday’s print sat on the floor of that range because software buyers punish guidance that does not compound. A $6 million raise to the full-year sales box does not offset a quarter guided below both consensus and the prior period. Insider sales of tens of millions of dollars over recent months did not help the tape.

None of that makes the beat fake. Cash flow of $50 million and a 21% top line are not distress. They are not the 30% growth the multiple once assumed, either. Mahdessian called the agentic stack a once-in-a-lifetime chance. The market priced the next 90 days as a lifetime of slower invoices. The third-quarter report will decide which reading lasts.

United Natural Foods UNFI -0.55%decrease; down pointing triangle expects profit and sales to rise this fiscal year as it onboards further business from new and existing customers.

The forecast came as the company, a major food distributor for Whole Foods, swung to a fourth-quarter profit despite lower sales.

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