Stock Market Crash News Today Live Updates: GIFT Nifty Points To Negative Open For Nifty, Sensex; Brent Crude Surges Past $95 A Barrel

Several stocks saw bulk and block deals, with institutional investors and funds buying or selling shares.

• In Meesho, FID FDI 2117 LLC sold 2.59 crore shares at Rs 165.18 each, while FID FDI 312 LLC sold 33.89 crore shares at Rs 165.21 each.
• In Sapphire Foods, the Government of Singapore sold 21.80 lakh shares at Rs 180.46 each, while T. Rowe Price International Discovery Fund bought 24.62 lakh shares at Rs 179.97 each.
• Goldman Sachs Funds bought 19.41 lakh shares of CMR Green Technologies at Rs 256.64 each.
• In GRM Overseas, R G Family Trust and Samsung India Securities Master Investment Trust Equity sold shares, while Ravi Goyal (HUF) bought 15 lakh shares.
• Kurjibhai Premjibhai Rupareliya bought 3.58 crore shares of Ease My Trip at Rs 8.84 each.

Several companies announced updates before trade on Thursday, including rate changes, acquisitions, management changes and fundraising plans.

• UCO Bank raised its three-month and six-month TBLR by 10 basis points to 5.40% and 5.60%, respectively.
• Bank of Baroda raised its one-month, three-month and six-month MCLR by 5 basis points, while Canara Bank will raise its one-month and three-month MCLR by 5 basis points from June 12.
• PFC and REC will be in focus after the government approved the merger of REC into Power Finance Corporation.
• Power Grid appointed Venkata S V as CFO, approved a Rs 485 crore SCADA system upgrade and secured an 80 billion yen loan facility.
• IIFL Finance approved the allotment of $500 million fixed-rate senior secured notes due 2029.
• Hindalco Industries said its subsidiary Novelis restarted the Oswego Hot Mill.

Asian markets were mixed after paring steeper losses seen earlier in the day, with Hong Kong and South Korea moving into gains.

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.20%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.34% after falling 4.1% earlier.
• Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.37%, compared with a 2.3% decline earlier in the session.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.30%, while Shanghai Composite slipped 0.02%.

US Central Command said it completed strikes in Iran on Wednesday at President Donald Trump’s direction.

• CENTCOM said the strikes ended at 9:04 p.m. ET and targeted Iranian military surveillance, communication and air defence sites.
• It said US forces struck targets that it described as a threat to American forces and commercial ships in regional waters.
• CENTCOM said the strikes began at 5:15 p.m. ET in response to what it called Iran’s continued aggression.

• US Central Command said its forces launched more “self-defence strikes” against Iran late Wednesday, according to a post on X cited by CNBC.
• The strikes were carried out at the direction of President Donald Trump, according to the post.

Oil prices rose on Thursday after the US launched another round of military strikes against Iran, raising concerns over prolonged disruption to energy supplies.

• WTI July futures rose 2.94% to $92.68 per barrel.
• Brent August futures gained 2.52% to $95.45 per barrel.

Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Thursday after the US launched additional attacks on Iran, pushing oil prices higher and weighing on investor sentiment.

• South Korea’s Kospi fell 4.1% in early trade, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 2.3%.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.97%.
• US equity futures also traded lower, with S&P 500 futures down 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures lower by 0.6%.

• GIFT Nifty traded at 23,186, compared with Wednesday’s Nifty 50 close of 23,214.95.
• The early indicator was 28.95 points below the previous close.