India Stock Market Today: Nifty 50 Closes Below 23,900, Sensex Slides 1.7% as Oil Volatility Hits Banks
India’s Nifty 50 fell 1.63% to 23,866.85 and the Sensex dropped 1.72% to 76,863.71 on Wednesday as oil prices surged and Middle East tensions deepened. Twelve of 16 major sectors declined, with HDFC Bank down 1.8% and Reliance Industries off 1.3%. The rupee weakened to 92.04 per dollar. Adani Total Gas jumped 20% after emergency gas measures were invoked.