Sensex, Nifty open lower; UltraTech Cement, Titan, RIL, ICICI Bank top losers
Sensex fell 180 pts to 77785 and Nifty slipped 95 pts to 24,488. Market cap of BSE-listed firms stood at Rs 492.25 lakh crore.
- Aug 13, 2026,
- Updated Aug 13, 2026 9:40 AM IST
Stock market today: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower on Thursday amid mixed global cues. In Asia, Hang Seng was up 18 pts, and Nikkei zoomed 1216 pts. Overnight US market closed on a flat note.
Meanwhile, Sensex fell 180 pts to 77785 and Nifty slipped 95 pts to 24,488. Market cap of BSE-listed firms stood at Rs 492.25 lakh crore.
Stocks such as IndiGo, Tech Mahindra, Eternal, Bajaj Finance and L&T were the top Sensex gainers today, rising up to 1.42%.
UltraTech Cement, Titan, RIL, ICICI Bank, PowerGrid and Infosys were the top Sensex losers, falling up to 1.62%.
Meanwhile, brent crude oil prices were trading below the $90 per barrel mark. It stood at $88.53 per barrel on Thursday.
VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments said, "The market is likely to continue along the consolidation phase and sideways movements in the near-term. The tailwind for the market is the strong fundamentals coming from robust growth and earnings momentum which , in turn, is getting support from sustained liquidity flows from domestic investors. The main headwind continues to be the elevated crude prices and the uncertainty regarding the crude price trends."
Previous session
Benchmark indices closed lower on August 12, 2026, marking the second session of losses. Sensex closed down 187.90 points (-0.24%) at 77,966.35, while the Nifty 50 settled 35.75 points (-0.15%) lower at 24,435.95.
Stock market today: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened lower on Thursday amid mixed global cues. In Asia, Hang Seng was up 18 pts, and Nikkei zoomed 1216 pts. Overnight US market closed on a flat note.
Meanwhile, Sensex fell 180 pts to 77785 and Nifty slipped 95 pts to 24,488. Market cap of BSE-listed firms stood at Rs 492.25 lakh crore.
Stocks such as IndiGo, Tech Mahindra, Eternal, Bajaj Finance and L&T were the top Sensex gainers today, rising up to 1.42%.
UltraTech Cement, Titan, RIL, ICICI Bank, PowerGrid and Infosys were the top Sensex losers, falling up to 1.62%.
Meanwhile, brent crude oil prices were trading below the $90 per barrel mark. It stood at $88.53 per barrel on Thursday.
VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments said, "The market is likely to continue along the consolidation phase and sideways movements in the near-term. The tailwind for the market is the strong fundamentals coming from robust growth and earnings momentum which , in turn, is getting support from sustained liquidity flows from domestic investors. The main headwind continues to be the elevated crude prices and the uncertainty regarding the crude price trends."
Previous session
Benchmark indices closed lower on August 12, 2026, marking the second session of losses. Sensex closed down 187.90 points (-0.24%) at 77,966.35, while the Nifty 50 settled 35.75 points (-0.15%) lower at 24,435.95.