Stock Market Update 3 August 2026: Sensex Rallies Over 480 Pts; Nifty 50 Above 24,500

Both the Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher as the market reopened on Monday, 3 August 2026, after the weekend break.

At around 9:18 AM, the Sensex was up by 482.16 points (0.62%) to trade at 78,576.80. The Nifty 50 was also up by 143.60 points (0.59%) to trade at 24,527.20.

Notably, on Friday, 31 July 2026, the indices closed in the positive territory. While the Sensex stood at 78,094.64 (up 0.21%), the Nifty 50 stood at 24,383.60 (up 0.27%).

How Are Other Indices Performing?

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

At around 9:22 AM, Bank Nifty was up by 261.95 points (0.46%) to trade at 57,526.80. The Nifty Financial Services index was also up by around 186 points (0.70%) to trade at 26,779.95.

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Auto gained 0.67%, Nifty FMCG gained 1.04%, Nifty Metal gained 0.95%, Nifty IT gained 0.55% and Nifty PSU Bank gained 0.73%. Nifty Pharma was the only index trading down (0.30%).

Top Gainers And Losers

Market breadth was bullish during early trading on Monday.

The top gainers on Nifty included Interglobe Aviation, Bajaj Finance, ITC, TMPV and Bajaj Finserv.

The top losers were Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, ONGC, Bharti Airtel and Apollo Hospitals.

What About The Global Markets?

Global markets gave mixed cues on Monday morning amid easing geopolitical tensions and declining crude oil prices.

• S&P 500 futures rose 0.5% as of 10:52 AM Tokyo time.

• Nikkei 225 futures (OSE) fell 0.7%.

• Japan’s Topix fell 2.2%.

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2%.

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.6%.

• The Shanghai Composite fell 0.4%.

• Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.6%.

Factors Impacting The Markets

• US-Iran War: The tension between the two war-stricken countries seems to be easing now. US President Mr Donald Trump has stopped fresh attacks on Iran and is hopeful of a swift deal.

• Oil Prices: Global oil prices witnessed a sharp dip on Monday morning as easing tensions in the Middle East improved sentiments.

• Rupee Opens Higher: The Indian National Rupee (INR) opened 0.25% higher at 95.1450 per US dollar on Monday. The previous close was at 95.38.

Investor Takeaway

The Indian stock market indices have shown good improvement in the last few trading sessions. If the geopolitical tensions continue to ease, markets could witness fresh rallies in the upcoming days. However, investors should wait for clearer signals before taking big positions.

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