Sensex drops over 200 points at open, Nifty slides more than 50 as Brent rises above $106 a barrel
AI Market Summary
Indian equities extended losses as higher crude prices and elevated US yields reinforced risk-off positioning. Brent rose above $106 on renewed US'Iran indirect diplomatic efforts amid ongoing conflict, keeping supply-disruption risk priced in. A weaker rupee and broad sectoral declines signal tightening financial conditions and sensitivity to energy-import costs, amplifying downside pressure across domestic risk assets in the near term.
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● High
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▼ Bearish
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Indian equities extended losses at the open, with the Nifty down more than 50 points to 22,732.45 and the Sensex down more than 200 points to 72,633.68. The rupee started at 96.05 per dollar versus 95.98 at the prior close. Brent crude climbed more than 1.5% to above $106 a barrel as the U.S. and Iran were reported to be holding separate indirect talks via mediators to ease the conflict. In the previous session, the BSE fell 1,124 points to 72,771.72 and the Nifty slid 360 points to 22,780.25, with investors’ wealth down Rs 7.52 lakh crore.
