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Sensex Slides 703 Points, Nifty Ends Below 23,850 as Oil Tops $100 After U.S.-Iran Talks Fail

Sensex Slides 703 Points, Nifty Ends Below 23,850 as Oil Tops $100 After U.S.-Iran Talks Fail

Indian equities slipped on Monday, with the Sensex dropping 702.68 points, or 0.91%, to close at 76,847.57. The Nifty 50 retreated 207.95 points, or 0.86%, finishing at 23,842.65. Losses had been deeper earlier in the session, as both indexes briefly fell around 2.1%, after U.S.-Iran discussions broke down over the weekend and crude surged past $100 a barrel.
Oil prices steady near $68 after U.S.-Iran talks; WTI firms as traders eye OPEC, inventories

Oil prices steady near $68 after U.S.-Iran talks; WTI firms as traders eye OPEC, inventories

Oil prices found their footing Monday, with signals from both Washington and Tehran that indirect negotiations would continue. That move helped calm worries over an immediate supply crunch tied to Middle East tensions, even as traders watched India scale back on Russian crude. Brent crude edged up 17 cents to $68.22 a barrel by 1044 GMT, a 0.3% gain; U.S. West Texas Intermediate climbed 18 cents, also 0.3%, to $63.73. “The Iranian risk premium cannot be fully defused as long as U.S. warships are located where they are,” SEB analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.
9 February 2026
India stock market today: Nifty, Sensex slip in late trade as Reliance drops, tariff jitters linger

India stock market today: Nifty, Sensex slip in late trade as Reliance drops, tariff jitters linger

Indian equities were lower in late afternoon trade on Tuesday, with heavyweight stocks keeping benchmarks under pressure. The Nifty 50 was down 0.34% at 26,159.90 and the Sensex was off 0.47% at 85,037.57 at 3:02 p.m. IST, with decliners outnumbering advancers.
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