No Two Asian Countries Managed The Hormuz Shock The Same Way | The Reason Why by NDTV Profits | May 26, 2026 8:16 pm | Latest Posts, Market, Trending News Fuel prices remained frozen for nearly 12 weeks while the refiners absorbed the losses. Only on May 15, once under-recoveries became too large to sustain and state assembly elections ended, did the first price hike arrive.