Indian benchmark indices extended losses for a second consecutive day on Thursday, with the Sensex tumbling 829 points to 76,034 and the Nifty falling 227 points to 23,639, as Brent crude surged 4.78 per cent to USD 96.47 per barrel amid escalating West Asia tensions and fresh attacks on oil-shipping vessels

Indian stock markets saw a sharp fall in early trading on Monday as global markets weakened and crude oil prices surged due to rising tensions in the Middle East. Both benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, dropped close to 3 per cent, while all sectoral indices traded in the red