{"id":88025,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/?p=88025"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:36:37","slug":"business-activity-across-the-world-is-already-reeling-from-the-impacts-of-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/03\/25\/business-activity-across-the-world-is-already-reeling-from-the-impacts-of-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Business activity across the world is already reeling from the impacts of the war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"> <strong>The proof is in the PMI: <\/strong>Purchasing Managers\u2019 Indexes across Europe and Asia for this month are the latest evidence of the global economic slowdown caused by the regional war, according to a spate of recent reports from across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Private sector activity in the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1111.pdf\">eurozone (pdf)<\/a><\/strong><strong> dropped to a 10-month low in March<\/strong>, with the composite PMI falling to 50.5 from 51.9 in February, barely above the 50 threshold that separates growth from contraction. The reading fell short of economists polled by Reuters, who had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/24\/euro-zone-pmi-staglation-risks-critical-energy-crunch-vdl-iran-war.html\">penciled in 51<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>A closer look: <\/strong>Manufacturing held up slightly better, but services are starting to stall. Some of the strength in manufacturing was chalked down to frontloading orders to beat future supply chain issues, which could lead to weaker data later on, S&amp;P director and economist Phil Smith told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/dow-jones\/202603242737\/european-asian-business-activity-slows-as-iran-war-ramps-up-uncertainty-2nd-update\">Morningstar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Results are similarly bleak elsewhere:<\/strong> Australia\u2019s PMI saw a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/news\/economy\/war-global-economy-dual-shock-growth-prices\">sudden contraction<\/a>, while business confidence in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1113.pdf\">Japan (pdf)<\/a> dropped to its lowest level in nearly a year. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1114.pdf\">India (pdf)<\/a> registered its weakest growth since 2022 as war-driven inflation bites, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1112.pdf\">the UK\u2019s (pdf)<\/a> private sector activity came in at its lowest level in six months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>As expected, energy volatility is primarily behind the results. <\/strong>Companies are reporting the fastest rise in input costs in three years, as attacks on oil infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz disruption propel the energy sector into panic. Rising oil prices are pushing up costs for businesses, disrupting supply chains, and feeding through into inflation, with supplier delays also increasing sharply due to shipping disruptions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Yet again, it\u2019s another symptom of stagflation<\/strong> as slow economic growth colludes with inflation. The phenomenon has already <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/24\/the-regional-war-hits-the-international-bond-market\/\">hit the bond market<\/a>, wiping USD 2.5 tn off global bond values and making investors think twice about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/16\/stagflation-rewrites-the-hedge-book-as-oil-breaks-old-safe-havens-2\/\">where to hedge their bets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Where do we go from here? <\/strong>In short, everything depends on how long the war lasts. While indicators pointed to global growth gathering momentum pre-war, the conflict has turned predictions on their head, Director of Global Economics at Bloomberg Jamie Rush <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/news\/economy\/war-global-economy-dual-shock-growth-prices\">said<\/a>. Even if a ceasefire is agreed tomorrow, the damage is already done, with a European Central Bank <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/press_conference\/monetary-policy-statement\/2026\/html\/ecb.is260319~93b1cbad97.en.html\">statement<\/a> pointing to higher inflation risks and slower economic growth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKETS THIS MORNING- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Asia-Pacific markets were a sea of green in early trading this morning, with Japan\u2019s Nikkei and South Korea\u2019s Kospi leading gains \u2014 both were up around 2.5% \u2014 as hopes that the US-Iran war will soon conclude drove the rally. <\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Sensex<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">75,381<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.7% (YTD: -11.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>NIFTY 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">23,324<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.8% (YTD: -11.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,707<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.9% (YTD: -2.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,677<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+3.7% (YTD: -5.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">11,083<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.2% (YTD: +5.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EGX30<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"> 47,553<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.3% (YTD: +13.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Boursa Kuwait<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">7,817<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.5% (YTD: -5.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>QSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,248<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.9% (YTD: -4.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6,556<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: -4.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,067<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.03% (YTD: 0.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,673<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.6% (YTD: -2.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 98<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-5.6% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 2.90 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-1.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:140.2pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4,556<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:138pt\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+3.2% 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