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Stock market falls over 1 pc , Nifty dragged near 24,600 in early trade

March 2, 2026

New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) Indian stock market on Monday fell over 1 per cent amid weak global cues. Amid the escalating tensions between the US and Iran, pushing the crude oil prices sharply higher, and dampening investor sentiment, the indices opened lower. Nifty was dragged near 24,600 in early trade and witnessed some recovery later.

Central India's Premier English Daily

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It ended in the red, closing below 24,900.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,048.34 points or 1.29pc at 80,238.85, and the Nifty was down 312.95 points or 1.24pc at 24,865.70.
The Nifty midcap and smallcap indices fell 1.5pc each.
The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies slipped to Rs 456.97 lakh crore from Rs 463.50 lakh crore in the previous session.
Among the sectors, almost all the indices ended lower except metals.

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Stock market falls over 1 pc , Nifty dragged near 24,600 in early trade

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Stock market falls over 1 pc , Nifty dragged near 24,600 in early trade

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