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Benchmark indices opened lower Monday due to heightened Middle East tensions and crude oil price increases, raising inflation and import bill concerns for India. The BSE Sensex fell 0.81% to 76,942.99, and the NSE Nifty50 dropped 0.76% to 24,022.90. Investor sentiment weakened amid geopolitical escalation, with the India VIX jumping over 10%. Financial and metal stocks led losses. The Indian stock market suffered significant intraday losses on Monday, 13 July, with the benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, falling nearly 1% each amid weak global cues. The Sensex dropped over 700 points, or nearly 1%, to an intraday low of 76,857, while the Nifty 50 shed more than 200 points, or nearly 1%, to an intraday low of 24,000. The mid and small-cap segments also declined. The Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 indices also dropped by Indian benchmark indices opened the week deep in the red on Monday as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran unsettled global financial markets and sent crude oil prices sharply higher. The sell-off reflected growing investor concerns over the impact of rising energy costs and geopolitical uncertainty. While analysts expect near-term volatility to persist, they say domestic factors such as improving corporate earnings and sustained buying interest could continue to support Indian equities. The BSE Sensex was trading at Nifty 50, Sensex today at 10:30 AM: The domestic indices continue to trade in the red, but came off day’s lows. The Nifty 50 was down 68.65 points or 0.28%to trade at 24,138.25, while the 30-stock index was trading 202.46 points or 0.26% lower at 77,366.93. Tata Consultancy Services surged the most among Nifty 50 stocks, up 2.7%. HCL Technologies, HDFC Life Insurance, ONGC, Power Grid Corporation, NTPC, and others followed the suit. Nifty 50, Sensex today at open: Indian
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