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Who it hits first

• India's imports of lower-priced Russian crude fell to a five-month low, so big refiners such as Reliance Industries, which refines oil and makes petrochemicals, and Indian Oil, the state-run fuel refiner and seller, must buy costlier replacement barrels.
• Brent crude trades near 100.5 dollars a barrel, up 13.97% in a month and 36.01% in three months, so the shift to pricier supply lands in an already dear market.
• Makers that use crude-based plastics, resins and chemicals, such as Tarsons Products, which makes plastic labware, and S H Kelkar, which makes fragrance inputs, face higher input bills that show up with a short delay.

Who may gain

• Aegis Vopak Terminals, which runs oil and gas storage terminals, may handle more volumes as refiners juggle extra supply sources.
• Dolphin Offshore, which maintains offshore rigs and vessels, and Hindustan Oil Exploration, a small oil and gas explorer, could gain if dearer crude spurs more home drilling.

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Who it hits first

• Ukraine says its drones hit a Russian oil refinery as drone attacks step up, raising fears of fuel-supply disruption.
• Brent crude sits near USD 98.4 a barrel, up 15.37% in a month, so refiners face costlier crude while oil producers enjoy richer selling prices.
• For India, that means pressure on fuel sellers' margins and on makers whose raw materials come from crude, with only explorers cushioned.

Who may gain

• Hindustan Oil Exploration, an oil and gas explorer, which gets higher selling prices when crude stays dear.
• Aegis Vopak Terminals, an oil and gas storage handler flagged as roughly positive on crude in the pack, though the gain is small and uncertain.

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Who it hits first

• Fertilizer volumes (Chambal, Coromandel) fall as farmers sow fewer acres in the key season.
• Agrochemical demand (Neogen, NACL) drops with sprayed acreage plus dealer destocking.
• Tractor sales (M&M, Escorts) slow on weaker farm cash flows.
• Rural FMCG and beer demand soften with a lag; food inflation risks rise.

Who may gain

• Irrigation-equipment makers gain as water scarcity forces drip and sprinkler adoption.
• Grain prices firm, supporting incomes in regions that did harvest.

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Other sectors it reaches

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