Sensex sinks 1747 points on oil price surge, Ukraine crisis

Updated:4 years, 4 months ago

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The Indian stock markets key indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 3 per cent on February 14 as crude oil prices surged to a seven-year high in the international markets amid intensifying tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine. The benchmark Sensex started the Monday trade deep in the red at 56,720.32 points and slumped to a low of 56,295.70 points in the intra-day, 1,857.22 points down from its previous session's close at 58,152.92 points. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex closed 1747.08 points or 3.00 per cent down at 56,405.84 points against its previous session's close. The broader Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange slumped 531.95 points or 3.06 per cent to 16,842.80 points against its previous session's close at 17,374.75 points. The Nifty slumped to a low of 16,809.65 points in the intra-day.

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