Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Sensex, Nifty Slip As US-Iran Standoff Weighs On Markets
On Friday, the stock market in India went down at the start of the day.
Two important market scoreboards, called the Sensex and the Nifty, dropped in early trading.
This happened because of a long-lasting disagreement between the United States and Iran.
Because of this standoff, the price of oil is staying high.
High oil prices can make things cost more in India and make the Indian currency move up and down.
Some big Indian companies, like Tata Steel and Axis Bank, saw their shares fall in price.
But a few others, like Titan and Adani Ports, saw their shares rise.
Foreign investors have also been selling Indian shares, which adds to the market's pressure.
Around the world, markets had a mixed day, with Japan and South Korea rising while China and Hong Kong fell.
Investors are now watching oil prices and the US-Iran situation to see what happens next.
Indian benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened lower on Friday as the prolonged US-Iran standoff weighed on investor sentiment.
The Sensex declined up to 357 points, or 0.45%, to 77,722, while the Nifty fell up to 91 points to 24,304 in early trading; as of 10:30 am the Sensex was 333 points lower.
Tata Steel, Axis Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid and ITC were the major laggards, while Eternal, Titan, Adani Ports and Bajaj Finance traded higher.
Brent crude traded 0.06% higher at $87.12 per barrel, with unresolved US-Iran tensions seen keeping oil prices elevated and raising inflation and currency volatility risks for India.
Foreign Institutional Investors remained net sellers, offloading shares worth Rs 510.69 crore on Thursday, while Asian markets were mixed and US markets closed higher on Thursday.
- Who
- Indian stock market investors and companies including Tata Steel, Axis Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid and ITC, with commentary from Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money.
- What
- Indian stock benchmarks Sensex and Nifty declined in early trading.
- When
- Friday, during early trade.
- Where
- India, on the BSE and NSE exchanges in Mumbai.
- Why
- The prolonged US-Iran standoff weighed on investor sentiment and kept crude oil prices elevated, raising worries about inflation and currency volatility for oil-importing India.
- Sensex (early trade)
- Down 298.75 points to 77,760.21; low of 77,722 (down 357 points, 0.45%)
- Nifty (early trade)
- Down 74.20 points to 24,321.90; low of 24,304 (down 91 points)
- Brent crude
- $87.12 per barrel, up 0.06%
- FII activity
- Net sellers; offloaded shares worth Rs 510.69 crore on Thursday
- Sensex Thursday close
- 78,079.96, up 113.61 points (0.15%)
- Nifty Thursday close
- 24,395.85, down 40.10 points (0.16%), third straight session of decline
- Major losers
- Tata Steel, Axis Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, ITC
- Major gainers
- Eternal, Titan, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance
