The 30-share benchmark index, Sensex ended 239.67 points down at 35973.71, on Tuesday after India targetted the biggest terrorist training camp in Balakot, Pakistan, while Nifty was down 44.80 points and settled at 10835.30.
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India carried out ‘non-military, pre-emptive air strikes’ across the Line of Control early this morning to target the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, which was planning more attacks in the country after Pulwama, the government said on Tuesday.
“Geopolitical tensions have affected the markets… More downside can be expected. We need to see how things pan out at the border,” AK Prabhakar, head of research at IDBI Capital Markets, told NDTV.
Pakistan said it will retaliate.
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