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It's not just the fear of Russia invading Ukraine ⁠— here’s why India’s stock market was the worst hit in Asia.

• Sensex and Nifty 50 ended the day 3% lower, more than any other benchmark index across all countries in Asia.
• Investors were risk averse all over but those in India had more things to worry about including high inflation and a big bank fraud.
• Check out the latest news and developments on Business Insider.

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• Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded lower by 20 points at 8:15 hours (IST), signalling a muted start on Dalal Street.

• Asia-Pacific stocks were mostly higher in volatile trading, buoyed by Wall Street gains from Friday, when the S&P 500 closed up 2.51%. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.48%, recovering from an earlier loss. Australia's benchmark added 0.64% after also being down at one point. Chinese blue chips, though, slipped 0.21%. MSCI's index of regional stocks eked out a 0.09% gain.

• Safe-haven currencies including the U.S. dollar and yen were in demand after Russian President Vladimir Putin put nuclear-armed forces on high alert on Sunday, the fourth day of the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two. Bitcoin pared losses to climb past $38,000.