Sensex crashes 791 pts and Nifty falls below 25,600 as Brent crude tops $70, India VIX jumps 7 per cent, and bank stocks drag markets. Here's why the stock market is falling today
Thus far in CY26, the Nifty Metal has been the best performing sectoral index that moved up around 10 per cent, ACE Equity data shows. In comparison, the Nifty 50 index lost nearly 1 per cent
Budget 2026 impact: The Sensex and the Nifty crashed over 3 per cent each from the respective day's high after FM proposed to hike STT on F&O trading. RIL and SBI were the major laggards.
On BSE, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel and Reliance Industries were among the top laggards, while Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics (BEL), Hindustan Unilever and Eternal were among the top gainers
Indian stock markets fell sharply on January 8, 2026, with Sensex down 730 points and Nifty below 26,000 amid US tariff fears. Analysts suggest support, resistance and strategy ahead for markets
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.
