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India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- extended their losses from the previous trading session and declined in early trade on Tuesday. Skyrocketing crude oil prices amid war weighed on the investors sentiment. The Ukraine crisis pushed Brent crude oil price to $130 a barrel on Monday.

India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- settled lower on Monday as international crude oil prices hit a 14-year high amid the Ukraine-Russia war. The Ukraine crisis pushed Brent crude oil price to $130 a barrel on Monday, which in turn has accelerated FIIs' selling in the Indian equity market.

India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - fell sharply during the session and settled lower on Friday. Sensex settled 769 points, or 1.4 per cent, down at 54,334, whereas Nifty dipped 253 points, or 1.5 per cent, down at 16,245. On the sectoral front, Nifty auto was the top drag, declining 3.6 per cent, NSE data showed.

February became the second consecutive month to witness a decline in Nifty index and the second steepest month-on-month fall in the past 23 months, brokerage house Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report. The Nifty ended 3.1 lower month-on-month in February at 16,794 points, it said.

Sensex settled 1.4 per cent or 778 points down at 55,468 points, whereas Nifty 1.1 per cent or 188 points down at 16,606 points. "The escalation of war drowned the global market, alarming the Indian market to start with substantial weakness. The negative effect was more on large-caps in-line with weak Q3 GDP data and downgrade of FY22 growth to 8.9 per cent from 9.2 per cent, by National Statistical Office (NSO)," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

Shares in the metal space have witnessed sharp gains on Monday as tensions between Russia and Ukraine are expected to turn India's metal sector attractive. The Nifty metal index rose 5 per cent on Monday. "Metal stocks rallied on hopes that curtailing Russian exports would help Indian steelmakers to capture the export market share," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

After recovering during the afternoon session, India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- on Monday managed to extend its gains to settle in the green. The indices opened sharply lower on Monday to later recover its entire losses to trade in the green during the closing hours, riding on the reports that Russia and Ukraine are likely to hold peace talks.

Sensex settled at 57,232.06 points, down 68.62 points or 0.12 per cent, whereas Nifty at 17,063.25 points was down 28.95 points or 0.17 per cent. With Wednesday's losses, the broader market indices have now been on a decline for six consecutive sessions due to heavy selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) amid geo-strategic tensions.

Besides, high crude oil prices along with subdued global indices added weight to the downtrend. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops into two separatist areas within Ukraine, after recognising their independence, a move that some fear puts Kyiv and Moscow one step closer to a military conflict.

India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- extended their losses from Monday and declined sharply in early trade on Tuesday due to continued selling by foreign institutional investors amid geo-strategic tensions between Ukraine and Russia, said analysts. At 10.04 a.m., Sensex traded at 56,786 points, down 1.6 per cent or 897 points, whereas Nifty traded 16,945 points, down 1.5 per cent or 262 points.