Crude oil futures extended gains for the third straight session on Wednesday, rising Rs 105 to Rs 7,689 per barrel, as traders priced in mounting supply risks following another round of US strikes on Iran

More than 260 people were injured in the latest overnight US airstrikes on Iran, according to the country's Health Ministry. The strikes marked one of the deadliest recent escalations in tensions between the two nations amid the ongoing confrontation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.