Sensex, Nifty shed early jitters rise:Oil prices cool down; financials lift indices

Shedding early jitters, the Indian stock market rose on Monday, 26 October, 2026. The Sensex rose to 73,233 points. While the Nifty is trading at 22,644 points. There is heavier selling in auto, IT and public sector bank shares. Stocks like Asian Paints, HUL, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, SBI and HCL Tech were among the major losers on the Sensex. Sectorally, on the NSE, indices like metal, pharma, etc traded a tad higher. While, Nifty PSU Bank was the biggest loser shedding 0.63%. Oil nears US-Iran war high: Price of contract of global benchmark of oil, Brent Crude, jumped to $114 per barrel – nearing US-Iran war high of $120 per barrel. Mixed trading in Asian markets US market fell on 23 October Foreign investors (FIIs) sold shares worth more than ₹3,000 crore in seven days Note: The net buying/selling figures for FIIs and DIIs are in ₹ crore. Market declined on Friday The Indian markets had taken the losing streak to 4th day last week. The Sensex settled 125 points lower at 73,123. While Nifty closed flat but in red at 22,600 points.