The Indian stock market closed in the deep red on Tuesday, with Sensex and Nifty falling up to 0.7% as tensions in the Middle East escalated, driving up oil prices.
Sensex dropped 561 points to 77,055, while Nifty 50 dropped 159 points to 24,052 on Tuesday. The broader market also edged lower, with Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 indices dropping up to 1%.
Nifty Auto, PSU Bank, IT and Realty emerged as the biggest losers, falling up to 2% in afternoon trade, while the sell-off wiped out nearly Rs 3 lakh crore from the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies.
Here are today’s top gainers on Nifty
