Sensex falls over 250 pts, Nifty below 24,250

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Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex falls over 150 pts, Nifty below 24,300; Asian Paints, IndiGo drop 2% each18 Aug 2026 | 09:29:23 AM IST

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Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: The Indian stock market continued to record sharp losses, with Sensex falling for the third straight session and Nifty bleeding for the sixth consecutive session amid fading hopes for a peace agreement in the Middle East.

Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: The Strait of Hormuz and crude oil prices are probable to remain key near-term drivers, with conflicting US-Iran positions clouding hopes of an early resolution and raising the risk of elevated oil prices. Investors will also watch the US Federal Reserve’s July gathering minutes due this week for clues on the global interest-rate outlook.

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Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Top losers at market opening

Price as on 09.29.21 AM, Click on business names for their live prices.

Groww Large Trade: 1.2% equity traded in 2 block deals

Price as on 09.22.42 AM, Click on business names for their live prices.

Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Top gainers at market opening

Price as on 09.22.22 AM, Click on business names for their live prices.

Opening Bell: Sensex falls over 250 pts, Nifty below 24,250; Asian Paints, IndiGo drop 2% each

Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex falls over 300 pts in pre-opening session, Nifty below 24,250

Forex Updates: Indian rupee opens down 0.06% at 95.6625 per U.S. dollar; previous close 95.6025

RBI likely selling U.S. dollars to limit rupee weakness.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Paytm Large Trade: 3% equity worth Rs 2,950 crore changes hands in block deal window

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Strong earnings propel mid- and small-cap stocks to a significant rally on D-St

Mid- and small-cap companies posted robust earnings in the June quarter, recording their strongest revenue expansion in 16 quarters despite rising commodity prices, particularly crude oil, against the backdrop of the West Asia conflict.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | ICICI Bank raises $750 million as Indian banks tap dollar bond market

ICICI Bank has raised $750 million through a five-year dollar bond, pricing it at 105 basis points over the five-year US Treasury yield, marking its second dollar bond issue in less than a month.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Adani flagship eyes India’s Nifty crown after years of turmoil

Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani, has reclaimed its position as the best-performing stock on India’s benchmark equity index, returning to levels seen just before the conglomerate’s crisis erupted more than three years ago.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Sebi chair rules out CAS rollback; assures commitment to resolving ongoing issues

Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said the regulator will review and address matters related to the new Closing Auction Session (CAS), but ruled out scrapping the mechanism merely to accommodate the trading preferences of some market participants.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dollar holds near multi-month lows as rate-hike bets fade

The US dollar remained near multi-month lows against major currencies as traders scaled back expectations of near-term monetary tightening. However, lingering risks of a wider Middle East conflict kept market sentiment cautious.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold extends gains as Fed hike fears ease

Gold prices climbed for a third straight session on Tuesday as expectations of a US rate hike next month softened. Investors now await the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes for fresh signals on the future path of monetary policy.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Oil rises, stocks waver as US-Iran truce expires

Oil prices edged higher and bond yields climbed as Asian markets opened cautiously after the US-Iran truce expired. Tehran’s shift to a “fully offensive” military posture added to geopolitical uncertainty, tempering early gains in equities.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Wall Street slips as weak US data dims rate-cut hopes

US equities ended lower overnight as softer-than-expected economic data, including an unexpected decline in retail sales, led investors to temper expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve rate move. While the Nasdaq Composite eased 0.3%.
, the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: ICICI Bank overtakes HDFC Bank as top MF holding in July amid governance concerns

ICICI Bank has overtaken HDFC Bank to become the most valued stock in mutual fund portfolios in July, narrowing the valuation gap with India’s largest lender by market capitalisation and ending HDFC Bank’s three-year reign at the top.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Global Market Today: Asian shares advance; oil rises on Middle East concerns

Asian stocks gained ground, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index rising 0.3%. South Korean equities advanced 1.9% as traders returned to the market after Monday’s holiday. In the US, chipmakers rose as strong sales expansion reported by Anthropic boosted optimism around artificial intelligence, even as the broader market concluded lower.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Stocks in news: Airtel, Paytm, SpiceJet, ONGC and ZEE

In today’s trade, shares of Airtel, Paytm, SpiceJet, ONGC and ZEE, among others, are likely to remain in focus after a series of company-specific developments.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a negative start

GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded lower by 60.50 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 24,314.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Tuesday.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Tuesday

Indian equities extended their decline on Monday, with the Sensex falling for a second straight session and the Nifty marking its fifth consecutive session of losses. However, both benchmark indices staged a sharp recovery from their intraday lows.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Sensex, Nifty on Monday

The Indian stock market extended its decline on Monday, with the Sensex falling for a second consecutive session and the Nifty posting its fifth straight session of losses. However, both benchmark indices recovered sharply from their intraday lows.