Stock Market Update 4 August 2026: Sensex Gains Over 100 Pts; Nifty 50 Trades Lower

By Kotak News Desk

Posted: 04 Aug 2026, 10:22 AM IST
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Summary

Sensex and Nifty 50 traded in mixed directions after the market opening on Tuesday. While Sensex was up by more than 100 points, Nifty 50 lost over 170 points during early trading.

The Indian stock market indices traded in mixed directions during early trading on Tuesday, 4 August 2026.

At around 9:18 AM, the Sensex was up by around 109 points (0.14%) to trade at 78,748.93. However, the Nifty 50 was trading in the deep red, trailing by around 174 points (0.70%) at 24,599.90.

On Monday, 3 August 2026, the indices ended in the green on positive global cues. At market close, the Sensex stood at 78,639.03, up 0.70%. The Nifty 50 stood at 24,774.30, up 1.60%.

How Are Other Indices Performing?

Apart from the Sensex and the Nifty 50, other indices mostly traded in the red during early trading on Tuesday.

At around 9:22 AM, Bank Nifty traded 437 points, or 0.75%, lower at 57,810.10. The Nifty Financial Services index was also down by around 0.63% to trade at 26,814.00.

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Auto (down 0.52%), Nifty FMCG (down 0.77%), Nifty Pharma (down 0.62%), Nifty PSU Bank (down 0.29%) and Nifty IT (down 0.99%) were all in the red. Nifty Metal (up 0.64%) was the only index in the green.

Top Gainers And Losers

During early trading on Tuesday, the top gainers on Nifty included Hindalco, Adani Ports, Trent, Jio Financial and Adani Enterprises.

The top losers were Grasim, Titan Company, SBI Life Insurance, Bajaj Auto and Infosys.

Factors Impacting The Markets

US-Iran Tensions: There were positive developments on this front. US President Donald Trump stated that talks with Iran are currently underway.
Rupee Opens Unchanged: The Indian rupee opened almost unchanged at 95.3550 per US dollar on Tuesday. The previous close was at 95.3375.
Global Oil Prices: Global oil prices edged higher on Tuesday after falling sharply during the previous trading session.
FII activity: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) cut their holdings to the lowest level in 14 years. However, Indian promoters stepped up buying activity and provided some support to the market.

Investor Takeaway

Markets are behaving bizarrely due to the changing geopolitical situations and global investor sentiments. Traders must keep an eye on the Middle East crisis and FII activities before taking any positions.

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