MarketBuzz Podcast With Sonia Shenoy: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to make a negative start as Ukraine crisis deepens

Indian equity benchmarks are likely to make a gap-down start on Friday amid a sell-off across global markets and a jump in oil rates following a report that a Ukranian nuclear power plant was on fire. At 7:36 am, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures -- an early indicator of the Nifty index -- were down 310.5 points or 1.9 percent at 16,201. A sell-off across global markets amid heightened geopolitical tensions was likely to dent market sentiment on Dalal Street.