New Delhi, July 24 -- Buy or sell stocks, 24 July 2026: Amid rising tension in the US-Iran war, the key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market extended their decline for the fourth straight session on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index crashed below 23,900 and finished at 23,869. The BSE Sensex nosedived 363 points and closed at 76,391. The Bank Nifty index lost 534 points and ended at 56,592. Besides escalating tension in the Middle East, a sharp rise in crude oil prices and renewed concerns over global AI spending weighed on investor sentiment.

Sectoral performance was broadly negative. Real estate stocks led the declines, falling nearly 1.8%, followed by capital markets, which lost around 1.2%, while banking and financial stocks also ...