Stock Market Update 6 April 2026: Sensex, Nifty50 Drop After Opening Marginally Higher

As the markets reopened on Monday (6 April 2026) after a long three-day break, most indices were trading flat. After opening marginally higher, both the Sensex and Nifty 50 slipped into losses during early trade.

At around 9:20 AM, the Sensex was down by around 230 points to trade at 73,098.18. The Nifty 50 was also trading lower by around 0.2% at 22,665.90.

Amid mixed global cues, the week ahead is likely to bring more volatility.

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 9:20 AM, Bank Nifty was down by around 0.5% to trade at 51,306.05. The Fin Nifty was also down by around 0.45% to trade at 23,929.70.

How Are The Stocks Performing?

Stocks were mostly neutral during early trade on Monday. About 1370 stocks opened in the green, whereas 1471 stocks were in the red. 255 shares remained unchanged.

Among the top gainers were mostly information technology (IT) stocks and a few others like Trent, Wipro, Power Grid Corp, Tech Mahindra, and Infosys. Losers include Interglobe Aviation, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, and Bajaj Finance.

What About The Global Markets?

Most global markets were marginally bullish on Monday. The S&P futures were trading 0.1% higher as of 10:50 AM (Tokyo time). Nikkei 225 futures were up by 1.1%. Japan’s Topix index was up by 0.5%.

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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