Iran war escalation wakes markets up to risks of deeper economic pain

The broad market is experiencing significant downside pressure due to global risk-off sentiment. Geopolitical events are driving liquidity out of equities and into safer havens, leading to widespread selling across sectors.

• •Investors are reassessing potential economic fallout from the war in Iran.
• •Global assets, including government bonds, stocks, and gold, are being sold off.
• •Fears of market vulnerability to a bigger dislocation are reignited.
• •Indian stock markets (Sensex, Nifty) have seen significant crashes, wiping out trillions of rupees in investor wealth.
• •Middle East tensions are leading to warnings of volatility and rising crude prices.