Bloodbath in markets, Sensex crashes by 1,953 pts at open amid attacks on energy infra in West Asia

Mumbai (Maharashtra), March 19 (ANI): The domestic share markets witnessed a bloodbath with a sharp sell-off in the opening session on Thursday, amid the latest attacks on energy infrastructure in West Asia that have triggered fears of an energy crisis. The benchmark indices opened deep in the red, with the NIFTY 50 index starting the session at 23,197. 75, down by 580.