Sensex Plunges 2,300+ Points as Brent Crude Hits $114 Amid Escalating West Asia War
3 min readMumbaiUpdated: Mar 9, 2026 10:59 AM IST The benchmark stock indices crashed 3% early on Monday as the war in the Middle East stretched for a second week, which resulted in crude oil prices crossing the $115 mark for the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. The sell-off is…