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Inventory market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell in early commerce on Friday (June 19, 2026) after 5 days of positive factors, with promoting concentrated in IT corporations after Accenture minimize its income progress outlook.
The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 786.58 factors to 76,624.90 in early commerce. The 50-share NSE Nifty fell 210.95 factors to 23,959.80.
Among the many 30 Sensex corporations, Infosys plunged over 8 per cent, Tata Consultancy Companies fell 6 per cent, Tech Mahindra fell 5 per cent and HCL Tech fell 4.9 per cent. HDFC Financial institution and Tata Metal had been additionally late.
NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Trent and Energy Grid had been the winners.
BSE IT index fell 5.38%.
“The minimize in steering by Accenture has triggered a sell-off in ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) of Indian IT majors,” mentioned VK Vijayakumar, chief funding strategist at Geojit Investments Restricted.
Brent crude, the world oil benchmark, was buying and selling 0.93% decrease at $79.11 per barrel.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei Inventory Common rose barely. US markets closed greater on Thursday (June 18, 2026).
Overseas institutional traders (FIIs) offloaded shares value Rs 1,025.20 crore on Thursday (June 18, 2026), in response to change information.
The benchmark inventory index closed in optimistic territory on Thursday (June 18, 2026), marking its fifth consecutive session of positive factors.
The Sensex rose 254.36 factors (0.33%) to settle at 77,409.98. Nifty rose 82.30 factors (0.34%) to finish at 24,168.
