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Markets extend losses in late trade
Sep-15-2026

Indian equity markets extended losses in late afternoon session as rising bond yields and spike in India’s retail inflation in the month of August, sparked expectation of interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Besides, persistent surge in crude oil prices amid tensions in West Asia kept investors on edge. The Brent crude oil prices surged past the $107 a barrel mark after Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arebia. Further, investors stayed away from risky bets amid continuous foreign capital outflows and ahead of weekly expiry of Nifty’s F&O contracts. Foreign intuitional investors were the net sellers on Friday’s session, offloading securities worth Rs 930.90 crore.  

On the global front, Asian equity markets were trading mostly in red amid concerns over the pace of artificial intelligence development and Fed rate hike. European equity markets were trading lower amid rising fears of oil-driven inflation. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 74277.61, down by 504.15 points or 0.67% after trading in a range of 74211.54 and 75436.44. There were 9 stocks advancing against 21 stocks declining on the index.

The only gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were IT up by 2.26% and TECK up by 1.23%, while Capital Goods down by 3.51%, Realty down by 3.15%, Industrials down by 3.01%, Power down by 2.72% and Basic Materials down by 2.40% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were HCL Technologies up by 4.83%, Infosys up by 3.50%, TCS up by 3.45%, Tech Mahindra up by 2.89% and HDFC Bank up by 1.41%. On the flip side, Bharat Electronics down by 3.87%, Bajaj Finserv down by 2.58%, Titan Company down by 2.32%, Bajaj Finance down by 2.22% and Interglobe Aviation down by 2.16% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation rose in the month of August 2026 to 9.92 per cent, as compared to 9.78 per cent in July 2026, on rising prices of food, manufactured items, and fuel and power. The index for All Commodities for August 2026 also increased to 110.8, from 110.0 in July 2026.

Year-on-year inflation in the major WPI groups showed a mixed trend in August 2026. Inflation in Primary Articles eased to 7.76 per cent from 8.52 per cent in July, while Fuel and Power inflation rose to 22.93 per cent from 20.05 per cent. Inflation in Manufactured Products edged up to 8.37 per cent from 8.29 per cent during the same period. The corresponding indices stood at 118.1, 108.3 and 108.8 in August, compared with 117.2, 105.4 and 108.4 in July.

Further, WPI Food Index, consists of ‘Food Articles’ from Primary Articles major group, and ‘Manufacture of Food Products’ from Manufactured Products major group, observed a YoY inflation of 7.05 per cent in August 2026, compared to 6.65 per cent in July 2026.

Meanwhile, all India Output PPI for All Commodities for August 2026 stood at 110.8, whereas it was 109.9 in July 2026. Output PPIs for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying; Manufactured Products; and Electricity were 116.5, 122.0, 109.7, and 90.9, respectively, in August 2026, whereas those were 115.6, 119.4, 108.8, and 92.4, respectively, in July 2026.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 23215.85, down by 182.25 points or 0.78% after trading in a range of 23195.30 and 23592.85. There were 13 stocks advancing against 37 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were HCL Technologies up by 4.57%, Infosys up by 3.71%, TCS up by 3.24%, Tech Mahindra up by 2.76% and Hindustan Unilever up by 1.67%. On the flip side, Bharat Electronics down by 4.27%, Shriram Finance down by 3.83%, Adani Enterprises down by 3.82%, Grasim Industries down by 2.95% and Bajaj Finserv down by 2.65% were the top losers.

Asian equity markets were trading mostly in red; Taiwan Weighted lost 351.03 points or 0.77% to 45,511.49, Jakarta Composite plunged 56.63 points or 0.87% to 6,478.06, Shanghai Composite weakened 21.05 points or 0.54% to 3,864.28, Straits Times fell 84.11 points or 1.47% to 5,633.91, KOSPI dropped 57.11 points or 0.86% to 6,627.26 and Hang Seng declined 308.6 points or 1.25% to 24,609.00, while Nikkei 225 surged 137.01 points or 0.22% to 63,630.00.

European equity markets were trading lower; UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 82.52 points or 0.77% to 10,615.05, France’s CAC fell 63.58 points or 0.78% to 8,054.20 and Germany’s DAX lost 182.21 points or 0.72% to 25,258.60.
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