Stock Market Update 29 September 2026: Sensex Loses Over 600 Pts; Nifty 50 Below 22,600

The bears continue to haunt investors as the Indian stock market indices opened and traded in the red on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.

At around 9:53 AM:

• The Sensex was down by 607.38 points (0.83%) to trade at 72,164.34.

• The Nifty 50 was down by 180.70 points (0.79%) to trade at 22,599.55.

On Monday, 28 September 2026, both benchmark indices crashed by over 1.5% each and closed in the deep red. At the closing bell, the Sensex stood at 72,771.72, down 1.52%. The Nifty 50 stood at 22,780.25, down 1.56%.

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 Tuesday.

At around 9:53 AM, Bank Nifty was down 581.85 points (1.07%) to trade at 53,889.80. The Nifty Financial Services index was also down by around 266.60 points (1.08%) to trade at 24,405.05.

All sectoral indices, except the Nifty Pharma, also traded in the negative territory.

• Nifty Auto was down 0.72%.

• Nifty FMCG was down 1.20%.

• Nifty PSU Bank was down 0.81%.

• Nifty Realty was down 0.72%.

• Nifty Commodities was down 0.79%.

• Nifty Private Bank was down 1.12%.

• Nifty Metal was down 0.72%.

• Nifty Pharma was up 0.26%.

• Nifty IT was down 1.15%.

Top Gainers And Losers

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

What About The Global Markets?

The global markets gave mixed cues, although the sentiments remained largely weak:

• S&P 500 futures fell 0.2% as of 11:51 AM Tokyo time.

• Nikkei 225 futures (OSE) fell 0.4%.

• Japan’s Topix fell 1.5%.

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1%.

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.6%.

• The Shanghai Composite fell 0.1%.

• Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.4%.

Other Important Updates

• Crude Oil Surges: Global crude oil prices continued to surge on Tuesday as the US-Iran stand-off intensified.

• Gold Edges Lower: Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday amid elevated interest rates. They hovered near their lowest level in seven weeks.

• NSE Index Rebalancing: The National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) latest index rebalancing takes effect on Tuesday, bringing changes in the composition and weightages of several key indices.

• Rupee Opens Lower: The Indian National Rupee (INR) opened lower at 96.05 per US dollar. The previous close was at 95.98.

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