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Oil prices jumped more than $2 to a fresh seven-year high on Tuesday after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating a crisis that western leaders have warned could spark a war.

Oil prices gained more than $1 in early trade on Monday on rising jitters over potential conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the United States and European Union making clear Russia would face sanctions if it invaded its neighbour.

Rajesh Gopinathan, who was earlier the chief financial officer of the largest IT services firm TCS stepped into this role following the elevation of then CEO N Chandrasekharan as the Chairman of the Tata Group.

The US private equity firm will be acquiring the shares through Warburg Pincus, through its Dutch affiliate South Elm Investments B.V., and the transaction is awaiting CCI approval, the companies said.

Central bank data showed that overall retail credit transfers through various platforms rose 20% in value and 77% in volume in December 2021 over last year.

FM said the government was analysing if there had been "enough application of mind in dealing with this" on the part of the market regulator, and if after applying its mind, Sebi took adequate corrective steps. This is the first public statement from the government on the issue.

One of the people said a possible dollar-bond floatation in offshore markets could only be in the latter part of the April-June quarter. The geopolitical uncertainties have sent global benchmark gauges higher, making such borrowings costlier.

The company sold 5,41,797 shares at an average price of Rs 99.40 per share. This is the third instance in three weeks when Delta Corp has sold its stake in the resort operator.

V Vaidyanathan, managing director and chief executive officer, has gifted 9,00,000 equity shares of IDFC FIRST Bank held by him on February 21, 2022, the bank said in a regulatory filing on Monday.

Separately, Citi Group Markets Mauritius Pvt Ltd sold shares of L&T Finance Holdings at the same price.