WIRE — A day after a volatile session, Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, opened lower amid rising crude oil prices and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. While the 30-share BSE Sensex shed 32.67 points to start the session at 78,509.77, the Nifty opened almost flat with a drop of 8.7 points to open at 24,575.10. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 78,542.44 and the Nifty 50 at 24,583.80. However, the broader indices traded mixed in the early trading session. While the BSE Midcap Select Index was down by 56.46 points, the BSE Smallcap Select Index added 21.09 points or 0.23 per cent, to trade in the green at 9,101.25.
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