Indian shares snapped three sessions of gains on Monday as investors sought refuge in safe havens as tensions in the Korean peninsula escalated following North Korea`s sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday.

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The Sensex fell 0.6 percent to 31,702.25, while the broader Nifty ended 0.62 percent lower at 9,912.85.

The NSE`s volatility index, the domestic equivalent of the VIX fear gauge, rose as much as 19.53 percent in its biggest intraday percent gain since May 18.

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