Welcome to the Mint live blog. Track this space for the latest stock market updates. Indian stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, with the benchmark indices retreating from their intra-day highs, ahead of earnings reports that may give some insight into the outlook for companies under lockdown in Asia's third-largest economy.
Sensex plummeted over 1,100 points from its day’s high to close 1% lower at 30,379.81. Nifty dropped 69 points or 0.8% to close at 8925.30.
Indian markets were closed Tuesday for a national holiday. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 60 cents a barrel or 3% from its lowest close since 2002 to $20.46, and Brent crude rose 80 cents to $28.50 a barrel.