Stock Market Update 8 October 2026: Sensex Dropped Over 350 Pts; Nifty 50 Below 22,500 In Early Trade

The Indian stock market indices opened lower and continued to trade in the red during early trading on Thursday, 8 October 2026.

At around 10:28 AM:

• The Sensex was down by 368.19 points (0.51%) to trade at 72,270.51.

• The Nifty 50 was down by 135.75 points (0.60%) to trade at 22,467.30.

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the benchmark indices remained volatile throughout the session and closed lower. At the closing bell, the Sensex stood at 72,638.70, down 0.59%. The Nifty 50 stood at 22,603.05, down 0.76%.

How Are Other Indices Performing?

Apart from the Sensex and the Nifty 50, other broader indices also traded in the negative territory during early trading on Thursday.

At around 10:28 AM, Bank Nifty was down 109.80 points (0.20%) to trade at 54,945.75. The Nifty Financial Services index was also down by 98.95 points (0.40%) to trade at 24,817.45.

Sectoral indices, meanwhile, traded in mixed directions:

• Nifty Auto was down 0.40%.

• Nifty FMCG was down 0.77%.

• Nifty PSU Bank was up 0.52%.

• Nifty Realty was down 1.36%.

• Nifty Commodities was down 1.46%.

• Nifty Private Bank was down 0.41%.

• Nifty Metal was down 1.86%.

• Nifty Pharma was down 0.67%.

• Nifty IT was up 1.87%.

Top Gainers And Losers

Here are the top gainers and losers on Nifty, as of 10:35 AM on Thursday:

What About The Global Markets?

Global markets gave bearish cues on Thursday morning:

• S&P 500 futures were little changed as of 11:56 AM Tokyo time.

• Japan’s Topix fell 1.5%.

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.6%.

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.3%.

• The Shanghai Composite fell 0.2%.

• Euro Stoxx 50 futures were little changed.

Other Important Updates

• Crude oil prices rise: Crude oil prices rose again on Thursday as supply disruptions in the key Middle East regions intensified.

• US stocks end lower: US stocks ended lower on Wednesday as treasury gains impacted investor sentiments.

• Rupee opens higher: The Indian rupee opened lower at 96.71 per dollar on Thursday versus the previous close of 96.77.

• Gold edges higher: Gold prices recovered a bit on Thursday after hitting a two-month low on Thursday.

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