New Delhi, March 31 -- The Indian stock market has remained under severe pressure since the onset of the US-Iran war, with benchmark indices - Sensex and Nifty 50 - shedding around 10% each in March, marking the worst monthly fall since 2020.

The indices have closed lower for a fourth straight month, led by multiple pressures, including a weakening Indian rupee, rising crude oil prices, and sustained foreign investor outflows amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The US-Israel conflict with Iran has now entered its fifth week and continues to widen across the region.

Siddhartha Khemka - Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said, "Escalating tensions in West Asia continued to weigh heavily on mar...