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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped connected Monday (June 8, 2026), tracking a crisp diminution successful planetary equities and a caller spike successful crude lipid prices, amid flaring tensions successful West Asia.
Extending losses for the 2nd consecutive session, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 719.08 points, oregon 0.97%, to settee astatine 73,524.26. During the day, it dived 924.4 points, oregon 1.24%, to 73,318.94.
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled 243.70 points, oregon 1.04%, little astatine 23,123. In intra-day trade, the benchmark mislaid 296.55 points, oregon 1.26%, to 23,070.15.
Among the Sensex constituents, Eternal, Mahindra & Mahindra, Trent, InterGlobe Aviation, Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy Services were among the biggest laggards.
Power Grid, Tech Mahindra, Bharat Electronics, and Bharti Airtel were among the winners. Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, jumped 4.10% to $96.91 per barrel.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended importantly lower. The Kospi plunged 8.29%, portion the Nikkei 225 scale dropped 3.85%.
Markets successful Europe were trading successful the antagonistic territory. U.S. markets ended sharply little connected Friday (June 5). The Nasdaq Composite tanked 4.18%, portion the S&P 500 dropped 2.64% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.35%.
"Global sentiment has weakened amid a flare-up of tensions successful West Asia, pushing crude towards $100/bbl. Simultaneously, planetary exertion stocks person witnessed a sell-off, arsenic investors statesman to question the sustainability of the AI-led rally. Selling unit was besides seen successful semiconductor-heavy indices, showing aboriginal signs of valuation fatigue and positioning unwind, though it is premature to classify this arsenic a inclination reversal," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
Meanwhile, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹8,776.25 crore connected Friday (June 5), according to speech data.
"Global markets broadly traded successful the reddish aft Israel and Iran exchanged rocket strikes for the archetypal clip since the ceasefire announcement, raising concerns that caller diplomatic advancement could rapidly unravel.
"The renewed escalation, which came contempt calls for restraint from the United States, heightened fears of a prolonged determination struggle and a further disruption to planetary vigor supplies," Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.
At the aforesaid time, signs of fatigue successful the planetary AI and exertion rally added to capitalist caution, helium added. On Friday (June 5), the Sensex declined 116.67 points, oregon 0.16%, to settee astatine 74,243.34. The Nifty dipped 49.85 points, oregon 0.21%, to extremity astatine 23,366.70.
