The 30-share BSE Sensex crashed 2,345.89 points or 2.97 percent to 76,573.01 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty tumbled 708.75 points or 2.89 percent to 23,741.70
Indian Railways carried 137.72 million tonnes of freight in February 2026, registering a 3.96 percent increase compared to 132.48 million tonnes in February 2025
Sources said refiners stepped up purchases after the US Treasury Department issued a 30-day licence allowing India to buy Russian oil cargoes currently stuck at sea