Stock Market, Sensex Today: Sensex Drops 931 Points, Nifty Down 222 As Oil Prices Surge

Stock Market Highlights: Indian equity benchmarks ended lower as oil prices rose on Thursday. The rise in oil prices came after reports of ceasefire violations by the US. A day earlier, oil prices cooled down to $95 per barrel over US-Iran two-week truce.

The BSE Sensex started Thursday's trading session at 77,319.33, lower by 243.57 points or 0.31 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 opened with a loss of 88.30 points or 0.37 per cent at  23,909.05.

Both the indices extended losses as the day progressed. At the close, Sensex settled at 76,631.65, down by 931.25 points. Meanwhile, NSE Nifty50 closed at 23,775.10, down by 222.25 points.

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