The Indian market closed lower on the sixth straight session on Wednesday as investors focussed on rising geopolitical tensions on account of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the sanctions. 

Oil prices jumped on worries of western sanctions on Russia for sending troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine could hit energy supplies. Australia declared sanctions on eight of President Vladimir Putin's top security advisors on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Japan also issued sanctions on Russia; Japan's sanctions include prohibiting the issuance of Russian bonds in Japan and freezing the assets of certain Russian individuals as well as restricting travel to Japan. 

The Indian Domestic markets closed lower for the fifth consecutive session due to the tumultuous global scenario. Meanwhile, Brent crude prices hit US$ 96.7 per barrel on Tuesday, the highest mark since September 2014. 

The Indian market emerged among the top bears due to broad-based selloff in majority stocks. The oil prices rise as Russia sends troops into the states of Ukraine due to which the economic crisis has been intensified and turned investors to trade cautiously. 

The Indian benchmark indices extended their losing streak to the fourth consecutive trading session on Monday.

The Nifty closed in red after hitting a day's high of 17,351.05 in afternoon trade. The continuing Russia-Ukraine encounter, increasing crude oil prices and harsh selling by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued to put pressure on domestic shares. In the commodities market, Brent crude fell 0.19 per cent at USD 93.36 a barrel. 

All other sectoral indices except the banks are trading in negative with capital goods, FMCG, metal, oil & gas, pharma, down by 0.5 to 1 per cent. BSE midcap index trades flat, while smallcap index is down 1 per cent. A sell-off of Rs 2529.96 crore was seen by the FII on Friday and buying was witnessed by the DII of Rs 1929.08 crore.  

The markets opened lower amid weaker global cues on Monday. The Sensex was at 57,420.23, down by 412.74 points or 0.71 per cent, whereas Nifty was at 17,360.34, down by 0.87 per cent or 152.73 points. 

The benchmark indices once again lose their footing into the negative terrain in late afternoon trade, dragged by oil & gas and pharma. European markets advanced on Friday, with global sentiment hanging in the balance as the Ukraine-Russia crisis reaches a pivotal moment.

The benchmark indices were trading lower in morning trade, tracking negative global cues. Pharma, healthcare and IT stocks were under pressure. A sell-off was seen by the FII yesterday of Rs 1242 crore and buying by the DII of Rs 901 crore was recorded.  

The BSE Sensex has opened at 57,788 down by 103 points. Following it the BSE MidCap opened with a gap down at 23,918 falling by 46 points. The BSE SmallCap is also trading in red today morning at 27,960 dropping by merely 11 points. The top gaining stocks on the BSE Sensex are Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, NPTC, Maruti Suzuki India, and Induslnd Bank. The stocks that are trading in red this morning are Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, and UltraTech Cement.