Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty remains below 24,350; WPI eases to 9.78%

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: It is past noon at Dalal Street, and the market's attempt to recover have been dragged down as markets remain bearish. The market is under pressure on the last day of the week's trade, even as the bulls hope to flip the week and close in the green. The Nifty is down nearly 100 points, falling to the 24,300 mark. The Sensex is also under pressure, falling over 300 points.

The scene seems all set for a showdown between the bulls and bears, with the bears holding the edge. The Nifty 50 index is trailing by just close to 200 points as of Friday’s session.

As the earnings season comes to a close, markets will now look at macro factors, with the conflict in the Persian Gulf and the stalemate there holding the potential to induce volatility.

As clutter remains the theme of the US-Iran conflict, crude oil remains another key variable, as the price of Brent crude remains stubbornly around the $90 mark.

Today is another important day in terms of earnings; some of the companies announcing their results include Ashok Leyland, Alkum Labs, Bharat Dynamics, Cochin Shipyard, EaseMyTrip, among others.

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