Sensex closed down ~430 points at ~77,180, while Nifty settled below 24,100 after an intraday plunge that saw benchmarks hit a low of 77,001 and 24,038 respectively.
Markets opened gap-down as Brent crude surged to $84.60/barrel, up 1.63%, after the US carried out a third consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
The Nifty 50 briefly tested 24,038 before recovering ~300 points from the day's low, a small mercy that masks the severity of the geopolitical...
