Stock Market Live Updates: Indian equity benchmarks witnessed a sharp decline at the open as oil prices climbed more than $4 on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said the United States would continue to attack Iran, including energy and oil targets over the next few weeks, and did not commit to a specific timeline to end the war.
At the open, Sensex fell over 1,400 points while the Nifty was down 400 points. All sectoral indices were in red at the open. This comes a day after both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 ended Wednesday’s session on a positive note, signalling an overall upbeat market mood.