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Sensex drops 412 points amid India-Pakistan tensions, banking, FMCG, and auto shares sell-off, global markets stable. Source

The BSE’s 30-share Sensex tanked 1.1 per cent, or 880.34 points, to close at 79,454.47. The index swung 1,065 points during the day. The Nifty 50 slipped 1.1 per cent, or 265.8 points, to settle at 24,008. Source

India thwarts Pakistan’s military attempts, stock market declines amid tensions, global markets mixed, oil prices rise slightly. Source

Gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio fell to 1.74% from 1.80% sequentially. Net NPA ratio also dropped to 0.18% from 0.20% in the previous quarter. Source

Geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan weaken Rupee, increase demand for US dollar, impacting market sentiment. Source

Hindustan Zinc’s Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) at the end of the March quarter stood at ₹4,820 crore for Hindustan Zinc, a growth of 32% from the year-ago quarter. A CNBC-TV18 poll had projected the figure to be ₹4,503 crore. Source

Rupee gains against dollar as RBI intervention prevents major depreciation amid India-Pakistan tensions and falling equities Source

Atul Ltd reported a stellar Q4 performance with net profit more than doubling to ₹130 crore. Revenue and margins improved year-on-year, sending shares up over 5%. Source

Stock market plunges as India-Pakistan tensions escalate, Sensex drops 880.34 points, Nifty falls 265.80 points. Source

Maruti’s EBITDA declined 9% from the year-ago period to ₹4,264.5 crore, while margin stood at 10.5% from 12.3% last year. Both EBITDA and margins were below estimates. Source