The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 1,342.27 factors or 1.72 per cent to settle at 76,863.71, whereas the 50-share NSE Nifty plunged 394.75 factors or 1.63 per cent to shut at 23,866.85. File | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Inventory market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended nearly 2 per cent decrease on Wednesday (March 11, 2026), taking a breather following a spike in crude oil costs amid rising tensions in West Asia.
Moreover, continued abroad capital outflows and sell-offs in blue-chip financial institution shares additionally pushed the market decrease.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 1,342.27 factors or 1.72 per cent to settle at 76,863.71. In the course of the day, the inventory fell 1,446.72 factors (1.84%) to 76,759.26.
The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 394.75 factors or 1.63 per cent to shut at 23,866.85.
Among the many 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Axis Financial institution, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, Torrent, Bharti Airtel and Kotak Mahindra Financial institution had been the main laggards.
Solar Pharma and NTPC rose in worth.
Brent crude, the world oil benchmark, rose 5.76% to $92.86 a barrel.
Overseas institutional traders (FIIs) offloaded shares value Rs 4,672.64 crore on Tuesday (March 10, 2026), in line with change information. Nevertheless, home institutional traders (DIIs) purchased shares value Rs 6,333.26 crore.
In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Inventory Common rose 1.43%, and South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.40%. Shanghai’s SSE Composite Index additionally led to constructive territory, however Hong Kong’s Cling Seng Index declined and stabilized.
European markets fell.
US markets ended flat on Tuesday (March 10, 2026).
On Tuesday (March 10, 2026), the Sensex rose 639.82 factors or 0.82 per cent to settle at 78,205.98. Nifty rose 233.55 factors or 0.97% to finish at 24,261.60.
