First Trade: Sensex falls over 900 pts, Nifty hovers near 24,100 as India-Pak tensions escalate; defence stocks gain
Indian equity benchmarks nosedived in Friday’s session (May 9, 2025) as India continued its retaliation across major cities in Pakistan following the neighbouring country’s failed attempts to target bordering regions on the Indian side, including Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. The BSE Sensex index tumbled 952 points or 1.2 per cent, while the NSE’s Nifty dropped 156 points to…