Share markets in India roughly unchanged:Banking pharma shares major draggers; oil on the rise

Share markets in India opened lower on Tuesday, 28 April, 2026. The 30-company Sensex declined to 77,221 points and 50-company Nifty stayed above the crucial 24,000 level. Today there is more selling in banking and pharma shares. Stocks like Eternal, SBI, Ultra Cement, Trent, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv and IndiGo were the major losers on the Sensex. Across sectoral indices on the NSE, performance was mixed Sectorally, indices like PSU Bank, Financal Services and Private Bank lost the most, whereas, Nifty Metal was the gainer, rising 0.69%. Asian markets mostly fell on Tuesday US markets settled mixed overnight Brent crude prices rise to $109 per barrel The global crude benchmark, Brent crude prices rose to $109 per barrel on Tuesday. Rupee drops below 94 per USD mark Meanwhile, the Indian rupee fell 24 paise to 94.39 against the US dollar on Tuesday. The share market was up on April 27. Ditching 3-day losing run, the Sensex settled 639 points higher above the 77,300 level. Nifty also had a gain of 195 points, as it crossed the 24,000 mark.