Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Sensex Tumbles Second Time This Week as Tensions Escalate
India’s stock market fell sharply on Thursday.
The Sensex dropped for the second time this week.
Investors lost about ₹9.5 lakh crore in one hour.
The fall came as tensions between the US and Iran increased.
US President Donald Trump hinted that another strike in Iran could happen.
This made investors more worried about what might happen next.
US bond yields rose after falling earlier in the day.
Crude oil prices also bounced back strongly.
These developments added to the pressure on Indian shares.
The Sensex and other key Indian stock indices extended their morning losses on Thursday.
Investors reportedly lost ₹9.5 lakh crore in one hour.
Escalating US-Iran tensions weighed on market sentiment.
US President Donald Trump hinted at a fresh strike in Iran.
US bond yields and crude oil prices rebounded sharply from their intraday lows.
- Who
- Indian stock-market investors, the Sensex and other key Indian stock indices, US President Donald Trump, the United States, and Iran.
- What
- The Sensex and other key Indian stock indices tumbled, with investors reportedly losing ₹9.5 lakh crore in one hour.
- When
- Thursday, during the morning session; it was the second market decline of the week.
- Where
- Indian stock markets, amid developments involving the United States and Iran.
- Why
- Escalating US-Iran tensions, Trump’s hint at a fresh strike in Iran, and rebounds in US bond yields and crude oil prices pressured sentiment.
- Market movement
- The Sensex tumbled for the second time this week.
- Investor losses
- Investors reportedly lost ₹9.5 lakh crore in one hour.
- Market affected
- The Sensex and other key Indian stock indices extended their morning losses.
- Geopolitical factor
- US-Iran tensions escalated.
- US statement
- Donald Trump hinted at a fresh strike in Iran.
- Bond yields
- US bond yields bounced back strongly from their intraday lows.
- Crude oil
- Crude oil prices also rebounded strongly from their intraday lows.