Post-Market, 19 May 2026: Sensex And Nifty 50 Ended Lower On Tuesday

Benchmark indices, the Nifty 50 and the Sensex, wiped all intraday gains and ended lower on Tuesday’s trading session as the rupee continued to tumble against the US dollar. The rupee fell to a fresh low of 96.61 against the US dollar and closed at 95.53 a dollar. At the closing bell:

• The Nifty 50 fell 31.95 points to close at 23,618

• The Sensex fell 114.9 points to close at 75,200.85

The broader markets, however, ended slightly higher with the Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 gaining 0.91% and 1.17%, respectively.

Nifty 50 Gainers And Losers

The table below highlights the top gainers and losers on the Nifty 50 index:

Companies Declaring Q4 FY26 Results

The following companies declared their Q4 FY26 results today:

• BlackBuck: The company’s net profit was down 76.6% and stood at ₹65.7 crore versus ₹280 crore year-on-year (YoY). Its revenue was up 52.2% and stood at ₹185 crore versus ₹122 crore YoY.

• Eureka Forbes: The company’s net profit was up 3.1% and stood at ₹51 crore versus ₹49.5 crore YoY. Its revenue was up 11.6% and stood at ₹684 crore versus ₹613 crore YoY.

• Kirloskar Industries: The company’s net profit was down 7.9% and stood at ₹43.1 crore versus ₹46.8 crore YoY. Its revenue was up 4.6% and stood at ₹1827 crore versus ₹1748 crore YoY.

• Zydus Life: The company’s net profit was up 8.7% and stood at ₹1273 crore versus ₹1171 crore YoY. Its revenue was up 16.2% and stood at ₹7587 crore versus ₹6528 crore YoY.

• Dhanuka Agritech: The company’s net profit was up 29.8% and stood at ₹97.5 crore versus ₹75.5 crore YoY. Its revenue was up 9.3% and stood at ₹483 crore versus ₹442 crore YoY.

Other Headlines For The Day

Some of the other major headlines of the day included:

• A USD 2.7 billion private credit sale by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group that has drawn interest from the likes of BlackRock, Bank of America and AllianceBernstein.

• A potential investment of up to ₹5700 crore in India by PepsiCo by 2030 to boost its food business manufacturing capacity.

• Rally of BSE shares as much as 4.3% intraday after reports that it will replace Wipro to enter the Nifty in September’s rejig.

• Vedanta shares saw more than 52% of their cost allocated following the demerger, with the remaining cost being divided among Vedanta Aluminium Metal (VAML), Talwandi Sabo Power (to be renamed Vedanta Power), Malco Energy (to be renamed Vedanta Oil and Gas) and Vedanta Iron and Steel. The percentage of the total cost of Malco Energy, Talwandi Sabo Power, Vedanta Aluminium Metal and Vedanta Iron and Steel will be 21.49%, 12.23%, 7.15% and 6.79%, respectively.

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Gold And Silver Watch

Though gold and silver prices edged higher following the decline in crude prices after US President Donald Trump paused the attack on Iran, the uncertainty capped gains for the precious metals.

At 16:02, Gold June futures stood at ₹1,59,905 per 10 grams on the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX). Silver July futures during the same time stood at ₹2,74,092 per kg.

Tuesday’s trading session reflected the cautious mood prevailing in Indian markets as persistent weakness in the rupee weighed on investor sentiment.

Sources:

Moneycontrol

NDTV Profit

The Economic Times