At 12.30 pm on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen rebounding from yesterday’s levels as the markets react to the responses made by the West and its allies with regards to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The Sensex was trading at 56,006.46, up by 1476.55 points or 2.71 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,929.98, up by 480.20 points or 2.92  per cent from the last trading session.    

After the worst day in nearly two years for the domestic stock market on February 24, benchmark indices managed to recover half of yesterday’s losses in today’s session. The Ukraine invasion actions triggered sharp risk aversion in global equities and led to a surge in global commodity prices, especially crude oil. A huge sell-off was seen by the FII of Rs 6448.24 crore and the even big buying by the DII of Rs 7667.75 crore was recorded. 

On Friday, after frightening the investors in Thursday's trading session by Sensex tanking beyond 2,500 points, Indian benchmark indices had a gap-up on the back of positive global markets.

The Indian benchmark indices have nose-dived deep for the seventh consecutive trading session as geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine escalated. All the sectoral indices on the NSE and BSE were in the red with PSU Bank, realty, media and auto stocks losing the most. As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 2,702.15 points or 4.72 per cent at 54,529.33.

At 12.30 pm on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen extending the losses since their opening, as Russia finally strikes Ukraine and has reportedly destroyed Ukraine airbases. The Sensex was trading at 55,486.52 down by 1740.51 points or 3.04 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,533.60, down by 540.75 points or 3.17 per cent from the last trading session.     

Indices traded lower with sharp losses in the morning session as investors watched Russia's military operation in Ukraine. The Nifty traded below the 17,600 mark. The sectoral indices on the BSE and NSE are trading downwards with auto banks and IT stocks losing the most. 

Ducon Infratechnologies has given multibagger returns to investors in the past year. The company on Monday declared that its board will consider a bonus issue on February 25. The board also has a proposal of considering increasing the authorised share capital. The stock has given stellar returns of 225 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the past year. Ducon Infratechnologies shares were up by 5 per cent today and traded at 22.10 levels

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. 

At 12.15 pm on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were recovering amidst relaxed oil prices, and the changing political dynamics arising due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The Sensex was trading at 57,554.93 up by 254.24 points 0.44 per cent, while Nifty was at 17,162.40, up by 70.20 points or 0.41 per cent from the last trading session.   

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.