New Delhi, April 23 -- The sell-off in the Indian stock market further intensified in Thursday's session, 23 April, as investors grappled with rising geopolitical tensions, elevated crude oil prices, and shaky prospects for further talks to end the conflict with Iran.

The week began with a sense of potential peace in the Middle East, but that optimism eventually faded, pushing crude oil prices higher and reigniting concerns over inflation, thereby turning sentiment risk-off.

After losing 0.80% in the previous session, the Nifty 50 declined another 0.86% to settle at 24,169, while the S&P BSE Sensex closed at 77,635, down 1.12% from Wednesday's close.

The broader markets, which had outperformed the key indices in recent sessions, failed...