Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Sensex, Nifty End Lower After Sharp Intraday Losses
India’s two main stock-market indexes ended slightly lower on Friday.
The Sensex and Nifty had fallen much more earlier in the day.
Investors bought shares of HDFC Bank and technology companies, which helped the market recover.
The price of Brent crude oil also went down.
However, oil was still near USD 104 per barrel.
Experts said high oil prices, foreign selling and uncertainty could keep markets unstable.
Asian markets mostly fell, while European markets were higher.
The weekly losses were larger than the losses on Friday alone.
The Sensex fell 120.83 points, or 0.16%, to close at 74,781.76.
The Nifty declined 79.70 points, or 0.34%, to finish at 23,398.10.
The Sensex dropped 742.43 points and the Nifty 246.4 points during intraday trading.
Buying in HDFC Bank and information technology shares helped the indices recover from their lows.
Brent crude fell 3.19% to USD 104.20 per barrel, while foreign investors sold Rs 438.24 crore of equities on Thursday.
- Who
- The BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty, Indian investors, foreign institutional investors and listed companies.
- What
- India’s benchmark stock indexes ended marginally lower after recovering from steep intraday declines.
- When
- Friday, September 11; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The Indian stock market, including the BSE and NSE, with the report datelined Mumbai.
- Why
- Cooling crude prices and buying in HDFC Bank and IT shares supported a recovery, while foreign outflows, global weakness, elevated oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment.
Factors Supporting Recovery
Factors Sustaining Market Risks
Role of crude prices
Factors Supporting Recovery
The 3.19% decline in Brent crude provided some relief and helped support buying at lower levels.
Factors Sustaining Market Risks
Analysts said Brent near USD 104 per barrel remained high enough to raise concerns about inflation, the rupee and India’s import bill.
Market outlook
Factors Supporting Recovery
Resilient domestic fundamentals and institutional support could attract buying and limit further declines, supporting the medium-term outlook.
Factors Sustaining Market Risks
Foreign outflows, geopolitical uncertainty, weak market breadth and negative global signals could keep volatility elevated and indicate continued consolidation.
- Sensex close
- 74,781.76, down 120.83 points or 0.16%
- Nifty close
- 23,398.10, down 79.70 points or 0.34%
- Intraday movement
- The Sensex fell 742.43 points and the Nifty fell 246.4 points from their previous closes
- Brent crude
- USD 104.20 per barrel, down 3.19%
- Foreign institutional investors
- Sold equities worth Rs 438.24 crore on Thursday
- Weekly performance
- The Sensex fell 1,733.67 points, or 2.26%, and the Nifty declined 499.6 points, or 2%
- Sector performance
- Realty fell 2.69%, while Financial Services, Private Banks and IT indices gained
