Stock Market Update 27 August 2026: Sensex, Nifty 50 Trade Lower After Opening In The Green

The Indian stock market indices opened in the green on Thursday, 27 August 2026. However, they soon lost momentum and fell into negative territory.

At around 11:38 AM,

• The Sensex was down by 205.99 points (0.29%) to trade at 77,249.59.

• The Nifty 50 was down by 53.75 points (0.22%) to trade at 24,154.00.

On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, Indian equity benchmarks pared early gains and closed lower.

At the closing bell, the Sensex stood at 77,472.94, down 0.24%. The Nifty 50 stood at 24,207.75, down 0.52%.

How Are Other Indices Performing?

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

At around 11:38 AM, Bank Nifty was down 40.15 points (0.07%) to trade at 57,743.60. The Nifty Financial Services index was also down by around 0.13% to trade at 26,352.85.

Meanwhile, sectoral indices traded in mixed directions.

• Nifty Auto was down 0.44%.

• Nifty Pharma was up 0.36%.

• Nifty FMCG was down 0.44%.

• Nifty Metal was down 0.24%.

• Nifty PSU Bank was down 0.28%.

• Nifty IT was down 0.40%.

• Nifty Private Bank was up 0.30%.

• Nifty Realty was up 0.38%.

• Nifty Commodities was down 0.22%.

Top Gainers And Losers

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

What About The Global Markets?

Global markets gave mixed cues on Thursday morning.

• S&P 500 futures rose 0.6% as of 9:04 AM Tokyo time.

• Hang Seng futures fell 0.2%.

• Japan’s Topix rose 0.4%.

• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3%.

• Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.2%.

Other Important Updates

• Rupee Opens Lower: The Indian National Rupee (INR) opened marginally lower at 95.44 per US dollar on Thursday. The previous close was at 95.41.

• Gold Prices Edged Higher: Gold prices edged higher on Thursday after falling by over 1% in the previous session.

• Oil Prices Drop: Global crude oil prices dropped again on Thursday as hopes grew around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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