At 12.30 pm on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen extending the losses since their opening, as Russia finally strikes Ukraine and has reportedly destroyed Ukraine airbases. The Sensex was trading at 55,486.52 down by 1740.51 points or 3.04 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,533.60, down by 540.75 points or 3.17 per cent from the last trading session.     

While markets opened deep in red, as of noon, BSE Sensex was 2.90 per cent down and S&P BSE SmallCap has plunged 3.72 per cent.

Asahi Songwon Colors Ltd gained more than 12 per cent 

Asahi Songwon Colors Limited is engaged in the manufacturing and export of colour pigments and their derivatives. The share price of the company has jumped 12.52 per cent in the first half of today's trading session. The stock is in a downtrend for the past six months, decreasing more than 18 per cent from Rs 334.75 on August 24, 2021, to Rs 272.05 on February 24, 2022.