First Trade: Sensex opens 700 points lower after India’s retaliatory strike on Pakistan; Paytm up 5%
Indian equity benchmarks opened lower after India’s retaliatory strike on Pakistan as part of operation Sindoor post the horrific Pahalgam attack. As cautious sentiment prevailed, at the open, the BSE Sensex was lower by 609.49 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 80,031.58, and the Nifty50 was at 24,360.75, lower by 18.85 points or 0.08 per cent. Meanwhile, the…