Nifty lost 198 pts, Sensex down 756 pts on Wednesday as IT stocks and rising crude drag markets

Iran Herald · April 22, 2026 Sanctions

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): Indian equity markets closed lower on Wednesday, dragged down by heavy selling in IT stocks and rising crude oil prices amid ongoing global uncertainty linked to tensions between the United States and Iran. The benchmark Nifty 50 index closed at 24,378. 10, declining by -198.