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Stock marketplace benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled successful aboriginal commercialized connected Friday (March 6, 2026) aft a day's breather amid persistent geopolitical struggle successful West Asia and relentless overseas money outflows.
Weakness successful the U.S. equities and subdued inclination successful Asian markets besides dampened sentiments.
The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 572.43 points to 79,443.47 successful aboriginal trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 178.75 points to 24,587.15.
From the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Larsen & Toubro, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement and Tata Steel were among the large laggards.
HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Bharat Electronics were among the gainers.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, dropped 1.17% to $84.41 per barrel.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi traded implicit 1% lower, portion Japan's Nikkei 225, Shanghai's SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale were quoting higher.
The U.S. marketplace ended little connected Thursday.
"Persistent geopolitical tensions successful the Middle East proceed to support crude lipid prices elevated, heightening concerns implicit renewed planetary inflationary pressures and the anticipation of tighter monetary argumentation conditions ahead.
"As a result, planetary capitalist sentiment remains cautious, with marketplace participants expected to support a measured and risk-averse stance successful the adjacent term," Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹3,752.52 crore connected Thursday (March 5), portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy Rs 5,153.37 crore, according to speech data.k.
