Sensex drops 150 pts, Nifty below 24,150

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Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex drops 150 pts, Nifty below 24,150; Bajaj twins, M&M top laggards19 Aug 2026 | 09:28:30 AM IST

Indian benchmark indices opened lower on Wednesday.

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Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: Indian equities remained under pressure on Wednesday, with the Nifty falling for a seventh straight session as crude prices rose after Trump stated Washington was not holding peace negotiations with Iran.

Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: Analysts expect Indian equities to remain under pressure in the near term as elevated crude oil prices, US-Iran tensions and fragile global cues weigh on investor sentiment. Oil prices will remain a key monitorable for the rupee, inflation and the broader market outlook.

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While consecutive days of declines have raised the odds for a mean reversion upmove for Nifty, deeper supports at 24,060 and 23,575 stands are exposed now. We will look for a pullback above 24,260 to play upsides aiming 24,350 or 24,540-24,666.

– Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investments

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While the BSE Sensex declined 492.70 points, or 0.63%, to settle at 77,235.46.
, the NSE Nifty50 closed 132.75 points, or 0.55%, lower at 24,154.90.