The share markets in the country opened with a bloodbath on Monday as both benchmark indices declined sharply in the opening session amid a huge surge in crude oil prices and heavy selling across global markets.
Among Nifty 50 companies, only 13 stocks advanced, while 37 declined. The top gainers included Hindalco, Tata Steel, Eicher Motors, Larsen & Toubro (LT), and SBI Life, whereas Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Adani Ports, BPCL, Tata Motors, and Adani Enterprises emerged as the biggest
The Sensex, India's benchmark stock index, opened with a sharp decline on Monday. The index has seen significant declines on several occasions, often in response to global and domestic economic events.
BSE Sensex dropped below 59,800 level as it declined 479 points to 59,637.06 while NSE's Nifty 50 fell 141 points to 17,750.60 in morning trade on Friday.
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