The Indian equity benchmark Sensex declined 700 points while Nifty opened red in early trade on Tuesday.
The BSE Sensex lost around 500 points within half an hour of opening, while Nifty PSU banks witnessed a decline of over 1.9 per cent, with an overall decline of two per cent recorded across all sectoral indices.
However, Nifty 50’s metal stocks gained around 0.7 per cent, even as India Vix jumped 2 per cent. Though the larger index with 1,105 stocks declined on NSE, 1,398 advanced and 82 remained unchanged during early trading hours.
Similar trend is ongoing in the BSE stocks, with the hospitality sector incurring losses today; stocks like ITC Hotels declined 3.24 per cent. While the share had closed up 1.15 per cent during the previous trading session.
The share touched a 52-week high of ₹261.35 and a 52-week low of ₹137.40 on July 21, 2025 and March 30, 2026, respectively.
Besides, international indexes such as S&P 500 futures fell 0.5 per cent as of 11:30 a.m. Tokyo time, while Japan’s Topix was little changed.
Additionally, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.4 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.4 per cent and Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.2 per cent due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Once again the major gainers on the stock exchanges are from artificial intelligence, defence, and energy stocks.
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