Sensex falls 285 points as IAF strikes terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

Indian stock markets settled in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

Indian stock markets opened in the red on Thursday as escalating tensions in West Asia and again a sharp rise in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.

The domestic stock markets opened with modest gains on Wednesday as easing crude oil prices supported investor sentiment, even as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to remain in focus.

The Indian benchmark indices opened with significant gains on Tuesday. BSE Sensex rose by 591.41 points or 0.76 per cent to reach 78,157.57 at 9:17 am, while NSE NIFTY 50 climbed 158.20 points or 0.66 per cent to 24,186.25.

Individuals and domestic mutual funds together now hold about 36 per cent of the free float market capitalisation of Nifty 50 companies, said SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, addressing the 30th anniversary of Nifty 50 at the National Stock Exchange (NSE).