Stock Market Update 12 October 2026: Sensex, Nifty 50 Erase Early Gains To Trade Lower During Morning Session

The Indian stock market indices opened higher as the markets reopened on Monday, 12 October 2026, after the weekend break. However, they pared early gains to trade in the negative during the morning session.

At around 9:50 AM:

• The Sensex was down by 122.79 points (0.17%) to trade at 72,349.54.

• The Nifty 50 was down by 5.95 points (0.03%) to trade at 22,514.50.

On Friday, 9 October 2026, the indices recovered the previous session’s losses and closed in the green. At the closing bell, the Sensex stood at 72,472.33, up 1.23%. The Nifty 50 stood at 22,520.45, up 1.30%.

How Are Other Indices Performing?

Apart from the Sensex and the Nifty 50, other broader indices also traded in the red during early trading on Monday.

At around 9:50 AM, Bank Nifty was down 224.75 points (0.41%) to trade at 55,031.90. The Nifty Financial Services index was also down by around 24.95 points (0.10%) to trade at 24,943.55.

Sectoral indices, meanwhile, traded in mixed directions:

• Nifty Auto was up 1.30%.

• Nifty FMCG was down 0.44%.

• Nifty PSU Bank was down 0.77%.

• Nifty Realty was up 0.94%.

• Nifty Commodities was up 0.62%.

• Nifty Private Bank was down 0.29%.

• Nifty Metal was up 1.14%.

• Nifty Pharma was up 0.21%.

• Nifty IT was down 0.52%.

Top Gainers And Losers

Here are the top gainers and losers on Nifty, as of 9:59 AM on Monday:

What About The Global Markets?

The global markets gave bullish cues on Monday:

• S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% as of 11:55 AM Tokyo time.

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.8%.

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.4%.

• The Shanghai Composite was little changed.

• Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.6%.

Other Important Updates

• Crude Oil Declines: Global crude oil prices fell on Monday amid increased supplies from Russia.

• Gold Prices Flat: Gold prices remained little unchanged on Monday as investors await key US inflation data.

• Rupee Opens Higher: The Indian National Rupee (INR) opened sharply higher at 95.75 per US dollar. The previous close was at 96.73.

• Asian Stocks Trade Cautiously: Asian markets remained cautious on Monday amid increasing interest rates and fluctuating oil prices.

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