Indian Shares Modestly Higher; IT Stocks Slip On AI Disruption Concerns
Domestic institutional investors bought Rs 2,797.27 crore as cooling crude and lower US yields lifted risk appetite.
- Indian equity benchmark indices, the BSE Sensex and Nifty, started Tuesday's trading session in the green. The BSE Sensex gained 42.51 points or 0.06 per cent to open at 74,901.50, while the Nifty added 39.75 points to start at 23,454.05.
- Wall Street's climb to near all-time highs on Monday set the tone for Asian markets as crude prices and US 10-year bond yields showed slight cooling, bringing risk-on sentiment to global equity markets.
- Market breadth remained positive in early trade, with 1,873 stocks advancing against 581 declining on the NSE. Indigo led Sensex gainers with a 1.17 per cent rise while HCL Tech fell 1.20 per cent.
- Foreign Institutional Investors turned sellers on Monday, offloading Rs 576.20 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors remained buyers, purchasing Rs 2,797.27 crore. Dr VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments Limited, noted renewed focus on secondary markets as NSE IPO refunds add liquidity.
- Across Asia, regional markets showed broad strength with South Korea's Kospi rising 1.90 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gaining 0.36 per cent, and Shanghai's SSE Composite adding 0.22 per cent, while Japanese bourses remained closed for Silver Week.
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Indian Shares Modestly Higher; IT Stocks Slip On AI Disruption Concerns
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22 September, 2026 Stock Market Updates: Sensex, Nifty open in green as oil prices cool off, IT stocks drag
Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, started the trading session in the green amid slight cooling in crude prices and US 10-year bond yields. While the 30-share BSE Sensex gained 42.51 points or 0.06 per cent to start the session at 74,901.50, the Nifty added 39.75 points to open at 23,454.05. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 74,858.99 and the Nifty 50 at 23,414.30. Similarly, the broader indices traded in the …
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