The Indian stock market came under heavy pressure on Tuesday’s trading session, with Sensex and Nifty ending in the red as a combination of factors, including surging crude oil prices as tensions in the Middle East escalated and renewed concerns over higher interest rates, dented investor sentiment.
BSE Sensex declined 561.46 points or 0.72 per cent to end at 77,054.94, while NSE Nifty50 fell 158.95 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 24,052.05.
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- Nifty snaps its 3-day winning streak, mainly dragged down by HCLTech and Shriram Finance.
- Nifty Bank snaps its 3-day winning streak, mainly dragged down by Canara Bank and SBI.
- Nifty Midcap 100 snaps its 3-day winning streak, mainly dragged down by Tata Elxsi and KPIT Technologies.
- Nifty Smallcap 100 snaps its 3-day winning streak, mainly dragged down by Aegis Logistics and CreditAccess Grameen.
- Nifty PSU Bank snaps its 3-day winning streak, mainly dragged down by Bank of Maharashtra and Canara Bank.
- All constituents of the Nifty PSU Bank index are trading in the red, except Union Bank.
- Nifty Metal gains around 0.7%, led by Welspun Corp and Jindal Steel.
- Nifty Pharma gains ~1.03%, led by Biocon & Divi’s Lab.
- Nifty Realty extends its losing streak after 2nd consecutive session of rally, falling ~2%, dragged down by Lodha & Anant Raj on profit booking.
- Nifty Auto snaps its 2-day winning streak, declining ~2%, dragged down by Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles & Ashok Leyland; all constituents end in the red except Tube Investments of India.
- Nifty IT snaps its 2-day gaining streak, falling ~1%, dragged down by HCLTech & LTIMindtree; all constituents end in the red except TCS.
- Nifty FMCG falls ~0.58%, dragged down by Emami & ITC
Siddhartha Khemka – Head of Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said, “Indian equities are expected to trade sideways with some volatility expected in the near term amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia, Brent crude prices remaining above USD 85/bbl and weak global cues. With the Q1FY27 earnings season gathering pace, stock-specific action is likely to dominate, while investors will closely monitor key global macro data, including US CPI, US PPI and China’s GDP. Earnings announcements from Union Bank, Groww, HDFC Life, HDFC AMC, ICICI Lombard, ICICI Prudential Life and Angel One will also remain in focus.”
Khemka further stated domestic equities ended lower on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 declining 0.7%, while the Midcap100 and Smallcap100 indices fell 0.4% and 1%, respectively. Rising crude oil prices, fresh Foreign Institutional Investor outflows and weak global markets weighed on sentiment, while the weekly derivatives expiry added to market volatility.
Oil prices surged more than 9% on Monday to a one-month high following reports that the US plans to impose a naval blockade covering Iran’s coastline, ports and oil terminals. The move also includes a proposed 20% charge on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, reigniting concerns over global energy shipments and supply disruptions. On the macro front, India’s CPI inflation accelerated to 4.4% YoY in June from 3.9% in May, marking the first breach of the RBI’s 4% inflation target in nearly 18 months. Wholesale price inflation also edged higher to 9.87% from 9.68%, driven by higher prices of food articles, mineral oils, basic metals and chemicals. India’s total exports during April-June 2026 are estimated at over USD 232 billion, up 11.4% YoY, while June exports are estimated at USD 73.45 billion, reflecting 9.5% YoY growth, indicating steady export momentum, he said.
“The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into effect from tomorrow, July 15, 2026, and is expected to benefit labour-intensive sectors including textiles, garments, footwear, processed foods, fisheries and agriculture through zero-duty access to the UK market. Automobiles, auto components, machinery, electronics, fabricated metals and building materials are also expected to benefit from the agreement. NBFCs remain well positioned heading into FY27 after navigating a prolonged asset quality cycle. Improving balance sheets, better liquidity conditions, stable interest rates and moderating credit costs are expected to support stronger loan growth and mark the beginning of a broad-based earnings upcycle for the sector,” Khemka added.
