 "Provisional: Sensex ends below 21,000")
Benchmark share indices closed near their day's lows because of heightened political tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Further, the Russian benchmark equity index MICEX was down nearly 10% and the Russian central bank hiked key lending rate by 150 basis points to 7% after the rouble plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar.
At close, the 30-share Sensex was down 195 points at 20,925 and the 50-share Nifty was down 59 points at 6,218.(Provisional)
Further, the Russian benchmark equity index MICEX was down nearly 10% and the Russian central bank hiked key lending rate by 150 basis points to 7% after the rouble plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar.
At close, the 30-share Sensex was down 195 points at 20,925 and the 50-share Nifty was down 59 points at 6,218.(Provisional)
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