Stock Market Update 13 April 2026: Sensex, Nifty50 Crash Again After Peace Talks Fail

As the markets reopened on Monday (13 April 2026) after the weekend break, most indices crashed sharply. After regaining a bit of momentum in the last week, both the Sensex and Nifty 50 slipped into losses during early trade.

At around 9:23 AM, the Sensex was down by around 1,550 points (2%) to trade at 75,983.63. The Nifty 50 was also trading lower by around 470 points (1.9%) at 23,588.50.

The primary reasons attributed to this decline are the failed peace talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, rising crude oil prices, and geopolitical uncertainty.

How Other Indices Are Performing?

Not just the Sensex and the Nifty 50, but most other Indian indices were in the red during early trading on Monday.

At around 9:25 AM, Bank Nifty was down by around 2.4% to trade at 54,580.10. The Fin Nifty was also down by around 2.15% to trade at 26,651.15.

How Are The Stocks Performing?

Stocks were mostly bearish during early trade on Monday. About 617 stocks opened in the green, whereas 2,246 stocks were in the red. 196 shares remained unchanged.

Coal India, ONGC, and Sun Pharma were among the major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, Eicher Motors, Interglobe Aviation, and Shriram Finance.

What About The Global Markets?

Most global markets were bearish on Monday. The S&P futures were down by 0.9% as of 9:42 AM (Tokyo time). Nikkei 225 futures were down by 0.6%. Japan’s Topix index was down by 0.2%. The Euro Stoxx futures fell by 1.5%.

Factors That Led To The Decline

• Failed Peace Talks: The Iran ceasefire announced by the US President, Mr Donald Trump, gave fresh life to the markets. However, the hope died soon as peace talks between the two countries failed.

• Crude Oil Rises Again: After the peace talks collapsed and there was no uncertainty about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices surged again. Brent crude for June delivery jumped 7% to $102 a barrel.

• The Decline of the Rupee: The Indian National Rupee (INR) declines again to open lower by 0.6% at 93.28 per US dollar.

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Investor Takeaway

Markets are behaving erratically. There are no clear signals yet on the US-Israel-Iran war, which has mostly impacted market movements recently. Better clarity on the situation is still awaited. Investors must also monitor crude oil prices and the rupee’s strength.

Sources:

The Economic Times

Moneycontrol