Indian Stocks Post Longest Weekly Losing Run In 25 Years As Sensex, Nifty Slide Over 2% Again
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Indian markets extended their losing streak to eight weeks, the longest in 25 years, as foreign outflows, elevated crude prices and rupee weakness weighed on investor sentiment.
Indian equity markets extended their decline for an eighth consecutive week. This marks the longest weekly losing streak for the benchmarks in 25 years. The holiday-shortened week saw the Sensex fall 1,986.04 points, or 2.68%, to 71,909.70. The Nifty 50 declined 718.55 points, or 3.10%, to 22,421.95.
The sell-off was driven by several domestic and global factors. Elevated Brent crude prices, higher global bond yields, continued foreign fund outflows and a weaker rupee weighed on investor sentiment.
Mid And Small-Cap Stocks Also Under Pressure
The Nifty Midcap 100 declined 3.5% during the week. It extended its losing streak to four consecutive weeks. The Nifty Smallcap 100 also fell for a fourth straight week. The index declined 3.3% during the period.
Sectoral performance remained weak across the market. Nifty Consumer Durables fell 6%, while Nifty Auto declined 5.8%.
Nifty Metal, FMCG and PSU Bank indices each lost more than 4%. Realty, Healthcare, Infrastructure and Oil & Gas also declined by more than 3% each. Nifty IT was the only sectoral index to gain, rising 0.5%.
Rupee Falls 50 Paise As Foreign Selling Continues
The Indian rupee weakened by 50 paise against the US dollar during the week. It closed at ₹96.32 on 1 October 2026, compared with ₹95.82 on 25 September 2026. The rupee traded between ₹95.74 and ₹96.32 during the week. It also moved closer to its record low of ₹96.96 after coming under pressure on Thursday.
The market sell-off wiped out nearly ₹15 lakh crore from the combined market capitalisation of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)-listed companies. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) accelerated their selling, offloading equities worth ₹34,966.07 crore during the week.
Domestic institutional investors provided some support. They bought equities worth ₹33,455.30 crore during the same period.
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