Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:44am on 02 Mar 2026,Monday Business
Indian stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday as global markets fell due to the Middle East crisis. The BSE Sensex dropped 1,048 points to settle at 80,238. The Nifty 50 fell 312 points to end at 24,865. Both indices had fallen over 2% during the day. Broader markets also declined. Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 lost over 1.5% each. Reliance Industries fell around 2% and was among the top drags. Larsen & Toubro and InterGlobe Aviation were major losers. Brent crude rose to $80 per barrel. The rupee weakened amid higher oil prices. (PC: NDTV)