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At 12.45 pm, on Monday, the core equity indices i.e Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher than their opening levels, with Sensex gaining the 57,000- mark and Nifty maintaining the levels at 17,000. The FIIs have again started selling off in the domestic markets as the geopolitical tensions still persist around the world.

On Thursday morning the markets were up by one per cent as the investors are waiting for the assembly elections to happen. Also, the crude oil prices fell sharply by 12 per cent the highest fall in years as Russia- Ukraine talk about de-escalation. The crude oil is trading at USD 114 per barrel today. Gold prices also plunged as the markets seem to ease on the higher side. 

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On Thursday morning the markets opened lower only to plunge deep as the day advanced. The bear tightens its grip over the global markets as Russia advances its efforts to invade East Ukraine despite all the warnings from the USA and the United Nations. This has led to a surge in crude oil prices hitting a 7-year high and has almost crossed the USD 100 per barrel mark.