The decline in oil prices is expected to provide a boost to the Indian equity market, especially the sectors that use crude oil as raw material. Conversely, some sectors can plummet, say analysts. A look at the sectors that would be impacted the most.

Shares fell Thursday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices slipped on expectations that supply might outpace demand.Ahn Young-joon/AP A currency trader passes by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI),

Wall Street is drifting higher Thursday following its first three-day losing streak since Halloween. The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher in morning trading and continuing to hang near its highest level since March 2022.

Wall Street is hanging near its best level in 20 months Wednesday following the latest signals that pressure on inflation may be easing. The S&P 500 was edging down by 0.1% in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was virtually unchanged,