Both the Nifty and the Sensex began the trading day on a weak note on August 13, 2026. The Nifty opened at 24,431.60; the Sensex opened at 78,111.91. Brent Crude oil prices remained in focus after US and Iran exchanged opposing claims over Hormuz control. The Indian rupee opened at 95.36 to the dollar versus Wednesday’s close of 95.33 to the dollar. All sectoral indices traded under pressure besides auto and Nifty Smallcap firms in early trade.
G. Chokkalingam Head of Research at Equinomics Research told Times Now Digital, “the stock market is likely to remain weak. Lack of adequate liquidity is the major concern. IPO boom is continuing which is competing liquidity available to the secondary markets. Inflow into equity mutual funds is also down last month. Crude oil is also firm which is also impacting sentiment. Market may remain ,
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the second day on Wednesday as elevated crude oil prices and selling in Tata Group stocks after Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said he will not seek reappointment when his current term ends on February 20, 2027, weighed on investors’ sentiment.
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 187.90 points, or 0.24 per cent, to settle at 77,966.35. During the day, it tumbled 656.32 points, or 0.83 per cent, to 77,497.93.
The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 35.75 points, or 0.15 per cent, to end at 24,435.95. “Markets remained on edge ahead of key inflation readings in India and the US, with policymakers on both sides underscoring a data-driven approach amid heightened global uncertainty. “Against this backdrop, elevated crude oil prices, which retested the USD 90/barrel level, weighed on investor confidence and triggered broad-based risk-off selling despite supportive cues from Asian peers,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments .