News Summary

• The BSE Sensex dropped 0.5% to 73,615.99, while Nifty ⁠50 ​shed 0.48% to reach 23,104.4.
• Rupee fell by 35 paise to 95.60 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday.
• According to the traders, the climb of rupee was aided by dollar selling by state-run banks.
• Later that day, ‌the US launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran.
• This triggered retaliatory attacks from Iran, which hit US military bases in the Gulf region and fired upon vessels on the Strait of Hormuz.