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Sep-15-2026

Indian equity benchmarks erased early gains and ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by rising inflation and escalating military tensions between the U.S. and Iran in West Asia. Meanwhile, surging bond yields and soaring crude oil prices heightened global inflation worries, reinforcing expectations of an imminent interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve this week. 

Both the Sensex and Nifty ended the session down by over one percent, driven by broad-based selling across multiple sectors. The downward pressure was further intensified by continuous foreign fund outflows and caution ahead of the weekly Nifty F&O expiry. However, IT heavyweight stocks outperformed throughout the session.

Some of the important factors in trade:

FIIs continue selling streak: Some cautiousness came as Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net sellers on September 11, 2026, with a net outflow of Rs 930.90 crore.

India’s retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August: Traders remained cautious as the government data showed India’s retail inflation rose to 4.82 per cent in August, driven by costly onions and other food items, a trend the RBI will have to factor in when its rate-setting panel meets early next month.

Wholesale inflation rises to 9.92% in August: Some concern also came as another government data showed that wholesale price-based inflation inched up to 9.92 per cent in August from 9.78 per cent in July, mainly due to rising prices of food, fuel and manufactured items. The August inflation print is the second highest in the new WPI series with 2022-23 as the base year. 

On the global front: European stocks were trading lower, as surging oil prices and elevated bond yields weighed on the banking sector. Asian markets closed mostly in the red, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remained concerned about the uncertainty in the Middle East conflict.

The BSE Sensex ended at 74003.82, down by 777.94 points or 1.04% after trading in a range of 73994.03 and 75436.44. There were 7 stocks advancing against 23 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The only gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were IT up by 1.87% and TECK up by 1.06%, while Capital Goods down by 4.19%, Realty down by 3.93%, Industrials down by 3.57%, Power down by 2.80%, and Basic Materials down by 2.73% were the top losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were HCL Technologies up by 4.47%, Infosys up by 3.54%, TCS up by 3.06%, Tech Mahindra up by 2.63% and Hindustan Unilever up by 1.38%. On the flip side, Bharat Electronics down by 4.55%, Interglobe Aviation down by 3.74%, Bajaj Finserv down by 2.92%, Bajaj Finance down by 2.34% and State Bank of India down by 2.31% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, the industry body -- Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has said that domestic passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers grew 36.5 per cent year-on-year to 4,39,309 units in August 2026 as compared to passenger vehicle dispatches of 3,21,901 units in August 2025.

Total two-wheeler sales rose 10.5 per cent to 20,34,698 units in August 2026 as compared to 18,41,954 units in August last year. Besides, three-wheeler dispatches recorded strong growth during the month, rising 22.8 per cent to 93,764 units as compared to 76,324 units in the year-ago period.

Commenting on the performance, SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said that India's automobile industry is passing through a robust growth phase and added that the growth in August has been supported by a lower base of previous year. He noted that the broader demand environment remains fundamentally healthy. He noted that strong consumer confidence, resilient rural markets, improving financing conditions, and accelerating adoption of alternative drivetrains are creating a favourable ecosystem across vehicle categories. He said festive demand is also expected to provide an additional boost, resulting in healthy Q2 numbers. 

The CNX Nifty ended at 23118.60, down by 279.50 points or 1.19% after trading in a range of 23118.60 and 23592.85. There were 10 stocks advancing against 40 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were HCL Technologies up by 3.95%, Infosys up by 3.79%, TCS up by 2.28%, Tech Mahindra up by 2.26% and Wipro up by 1.55%. On the flip side, Bharat Electronics down by 5.30%, Shriram Finance down by 4.74%, Adani Enterprises down by 4.29%, Interglobe Aviation down by 3.96% and Grasim Industries down by 3.38% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading lower; UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 49.77 points or 0.47% to 10,647.80, France’s CAC fell 37.28 points or 0.46% to 8,080.50 and Germany’s DAX lost 85.01 points or 0.33% to 25,355.80.

Asian markets ended lower on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy meeting and Friday's Bank of Japan rate decision. Further, market risk sentiment remained subdued as Brent crude prices stayed above $107 per barrel amid heightened Middle East tensions. Besides, rising global bond yields, and concerns over the pace of AI development have kept traders on edge. Chinese markets declined after the release of weak economic activity data for August, which showed slowing retail sales and a deepening slump in fixed-asset investment.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,864.28

-21.05

-0.54

Hang Seng

24,667.24

-250.36

-1.00

Jakarta Composite

6,461.15

-73.54

-1.14

KLSE Composite

1,679.21

-18.80

-1.11

Nikkei 225

63,484.10

-8.89

-0.01

Straits Times

5,638.64

-79.38

-1.39

KOSPI Composite

6,627.26

-57.11

-0.85

Taiwan Weighted

45,511.49

-351.03

-0.77
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