Sensex, Nifty trade flat in volatile trade amid geopolitical tensions
Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the day on an optimistic note on Thursday but later turned volatile, a day after India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Investors stayed on the sidelines amid rising geopolitical tensions. In a strong retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, India’s armed forces early on Wednesday destroyed nine terror sites including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) using deep strike missiles in a 25-minute-long “measured and non-escalatory” mission. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge climbed 181.21 points to 80,927.99 in early trade.