October 1, 2026 4:30 PM
$100 crude and rising US yields: Indian equities ease under global pressure
Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the fourth straight day on Thursday as relentless foreign fund outflows, high bond yields and a fresh spike in crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 570.59 points, or 0.79 per cent, to settle at 71,909.70. During the day, it tanked 1,187.41 points, or 1.63 per cent, to 71,292.88. The 50-share NSE Nifty tumbled 198.50 points, or 0.88 per cent, to end at 22,421.95. From the 30 Sensex firms, Marut...