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The workforce numbers that leave Indian seafarers exposed as attacks spread from Strait of Hormuz to Red Sea

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The workforce numbers that leave Indian seafarers exposed as attacks spread from Strait of Hormuz to Red Sea

Houthis said they are rescuing 14 Indian sailors from a yacht attacked off Yemen. The Indian Mission in Yemen said it was ascertaining what had happened. | HT Explainers

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “red sea” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “red sea” (container shipping) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “hormuz” (oil) in this story.

  • INDA iShares MSCI India ETF-5.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“indian”).

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services+1.3% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “red sea” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-5.7% 9d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “red sea” (container shipping) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+10.0% 30d

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “hormuz” in this story

  • INSW International Seaways+3.4% 10d

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “hormuz” in this story

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
IYTNo price data for this ticker———————
USO-0.46%-1.11%base+4.31%+2.68%+0.50%+2.58%
INDANo price data for this ticker———————
ZIM+0.53%+0.29%base+0.76%+1.34%+2.31%+2.10%
MATX+3.16%+4.40%base+0.44%+0.73%+2.01%+0.29%
FRO+2.38%-1.82%base+3.26%+7.75%+4.99%+9.23%
INSW+1.36%-3.49%base+2.13%+4.86%+2.68%+3.39%

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Strait of Hormuz

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
FROthat day+3.26%final price
FROthe next day+7.75%final price
FROtwo days later+4.99%final price
FROthree days later+9.23%final price
FROthree days earlier-1.82%final price
FROfive days earlier+2.38%final price
INSWthat day+2.13%final price
INSWthe next day+4.86%final price
INSWtwo days later+2.68%final price
INSWthree days later+3.39%final price
INSWthree days earlier-3.49%final price
INSWfive days earlier+1.36%final price
MATXthat day+0.44%final price
MATXthe next day+0.73%final price
MATXtwo days later+2.01%final price
MATXthree days later+0.29%final price
MATXthree days earlier+4.40%final price
MATXfive days earlier+3.16%final price
USOthat day+4.31%final price
USOthe next day+2.68%final price
USOtwo days later+0.50%final price
USOthree days later+2.58%final price
USOthree days earlier-1.11%final price
USOfive days earlier-0.46%final price
ZIMthat day+0.76%final price
ZIMthe next day+1.34%final price
ZIMtwo days later+2.31%final price
ZIMthree days later+2.10%final price
ZIMthree days earlier+0.29%final price
ZIMfive days earlier+0.53%final price
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