The BSE Sensex tumbled 803 points in the intraday to hit a low of 84,909, and the NSE Nifty50 also slipped below the 26,000 mark in the intraday to hit a low of 25,902.95
The daily chart shows that the Nifty SmallCap is likely to trade with a negative bias as long as it sustains below 17,427; here are the key levels to watch out for on the SmallCap index.
Stock market crash: Indian stock markets crashed on October 14 as Sensex fell 792 points from day's high and Nifty fell 250 pts amid global sell-off, FII outflows, rupee weakness, and expiry pressure
Data shows that over 50 per cent, or 255 stocks, from the Nifty 500 index had slipped below August 14 closing prices amid the over 3 per cent fall in Nifty 500 index from its recent high
Stock market crash: The Sensex fell 827.27 points, or 1.01 per cent, to an intraday low of 80,332.41, while the Nifty50 dropped 261.4 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 24,629.45 levels.
IndusInd Bank, PG Electroplast, Five-Star Business, Cohance Lifesciences and Praj Industries have shed 20% in the last 7 months, while the Nifty and Nifty 500 have rallied up to 18%, shows data.
India has not done badly-it's just that other markets have done better, Wood said. For India, he believes, the inflows from domestic investors have been critical in preventing a correction.
Apart from Nifty, 1 in every 4 stocks traded on NSE on Sept 4 recorded the day's high at open, and closed near the day's low; thus forming a 'Bearish Marubozu' candlestick pattern on the daily chart.
Wood has removed the investment in Aditya Birla Real Estate in his India long-only equity portfolio and replaced it with an investment in Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M)
Indian stock markets tumbled on August 26, 2025, as US tariff threats, weak rupee, and heavy FPI selling dragged Sensex 689 points and Nifty near 24,750 intraday
Broader markets witnessed a steeper decline. The Nifty Midcap 100 was trading 0.86 per cent lower, quoting 56,449 levels. Nifty Smallcap, meanwhile, was trading at 17,594, down by 0.56 per cent.
Titan, Gokaldas Exports, Welspun Living, Goldiam International and Indo Count are likely to decline up to 27% from here, as stocks break below key support levels; show technical charts.
Technical charts show that defence stocks such as BDL, Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, ideaForge and GRSE can fall another 18% from here; check support levels each defence shares here.
Gensol Engineering stock hit the 5% upper circuit for second straight trading session today; this comes after stock crashed nearly 95% in the last 5 months. Here's a technical outlook on Gensol.
Looking ahead, Varun Beverages sees immense headroom for growth in India, supported by rising per capita incomes, accelerating urbanisation, electrification, and improving cold-chain infra.
Technically, the near-term bias for the Nifty is likely to remain favourable as long as it holds above 24,512; below which the index can slip another 2 per cent to test its 200-day moving average.
