Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 390 pts at open, Nifty at 23,900 as Brent Crude surges past $96

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The escalation in Iran-US war, falling rupee, rising crude oil prices and FPI selling continue to hurt market sentiment.

Rising tensions in the Middle East increased the price of crude oil to beyond $92 per barrel. “Going forward, the volatility is expected to prevail in the market. The investors will keep an eye on the issues like oil, geopolitics, FII inflows, Q1 results and comments of global central banks.” Vikram Kasat, Head Advisory, PL Capital.

Domestically, the spotlight will shift to the IT sector as investors await Infosys’ quarterly earnings, due after the close of trading, for fresh cues on demand trends and the sector’s outlook.

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Top gainers of Nifty 50: Tata Consumer (0.89%), Bajaj Auto (0.80%), ONGC (0.58%), Hindalco (0.45%), Coal India (0.26%)

Top losers: Dr Reddy’s Lab (-3.53%), Cipla (-1.26%), Infosys (-1.12%), Bajaj Finance (-1.08%), Tata Steel (-0.84%)

At 9:16 am, Sensex dropped 348.13 points (-0.45%) to 76,406.92, Nifty shed 91.45 points (-0.38%) to 23,904.80

Silver imports to India plummet due to new licensing rules, causing supply shortages and rising local premiums amid steady demand.

The Indian rupee is expected to remain under pressure through Thursday’s session as the worsening U.S.-Iran dispute fuels a further rally ‌in oil prices.

The rupee is expected to trade in a 96.50-96.70 range, with risks ⁠tilted to the downside, although support from the Reserve Bank of India is likely to limit losses, a currency trader ‌at a private sector bank said.

The currency settled at 96.5650 on Wednesday, hovering ‌near its weakest level in more than two ‌months.