Sensex down 900 points, Nifty drops by 280 amid global disruptions over West Asia war

1 min readUpdated: Mar 27, 2026 09:37 AM IST

Sensex on Friday opened 900 points down, while Nifty opened opened above 23,000, registering a drop of 280.95 points. Following the excise duty reduction by the Centre on Friday, oil stocks have, however, shown an upward trend.