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Market snapshot — 28 September 2026 (as of 28 Sep market close; US indices at 28 Sep US close)
| Market | Level | Day change |
|---|---|---|
| Sensex (BSE 30) | 72,772 | −1,124 pts (−1.52%) · close 28 Sep |
| Nifty 50 (NSE) | 22,780 | −360 pts (−1.56%) · close 28 Sep |
| Nasdaq (US, 28 Sep close) | 26,820 | −0.9% · 28 Sep US close (AP) |
| Gold 24K (10g) | ₹1,47,667 | −₹3,214 (−1.8%) on 28 Sep · MCX Oct futures (Economic Times) |
| Silver (1kg) | ₹2,28,035 | −₹6,661 (~−2.8%) on 28 Sep · MCX Sept futures (Economic Times) |
| Brent crude | $105 / barrel | up ~1% at 28 Sep settle, after giving back most of a $4 intraday jump as Qatar moved to mediate (Reuters, CNBC-TV18) · 25 Sep settle $104.32 |
| USD / INR | ₹95.97 | rupee settled 22 paise weaker · breached 96 intraday · final 28 Sep close (PTI) |
Indian equities closed sharply lower on Monday: the Sensex ended 1,124.02 points (1.52%) down at 72,771.72 and the Nifty 50 fell 360.25 points (1.56%) to 22,780.25, its lowest close since early April, as Brent crude above $108, US 10-year yields near 5.2% and heavy FII selling weighed; BSE-listed companies lost about ₹7.5 lakh crore in market value, all sectoral indices ended in the red and the Bank Nifty fell 1,109 points to 54,472 (CNBC-TV18); bullion: MCX gold futures fell ₹3,214 to ₹1,47,667/10g and silver dropped ₹6,661 to ₹2,28,035/kg as rising US rate-hike bets hurt both metals (Economic Times); Brent settled 25 Sep at $104.32, down 2.1% (Reuters), jumped over $4 intraday on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, then settled up about 1% near $105 as Qatari mediators moved to broker fresh talks (Reuters, CNBC-TV18); US indices closed lower on Monday as Treasury yields touched two-decade highs: the Nasdaq fell 248 points (0.9%) to 26,820, the S&P 500 lost 0.8% to 7,684 and the Dow dropped 0.7% to 51,482 (AP); rupee settled 22 paise weaker at ₹95.97 against the dollar on 28 Sep (final close; earlier provisional figure was 96.03), breaching 96 intraday before RBI intervention (PTI) · FIIs net sold ₹5,353 crore on 28 Sep — their biggest single-day September outflow — while DIIs bought ₹5,189 crore (Moneycontrol) · Page updated 29 Sep 2026, 08:00 IST (pre-market; close figures re-verified against BusinessLine, Moneycontrol and Business Standard — no change; Tata Sons reorganisation and Nomura rate-view stories added, two 28 Sep cards rotated out to stay at 20) · Sources: BSE/NSE via CNBC-TV18 (cross-checked against Zeebiz close data); bullion via Economic Times and Moneycontrol; crude via Reuters, BusinessLine and PTI; US close via AP. This snapshot refreshes automatically every hour — the “as of” date always shows the latest verified session.
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Monthly F&O expiry today: Nifty faces a 22,700 support test with the VIX at a two-month high
After Monday’s 1,124-point Sensex slide, monthly derivative contracts expire today, so swings can be sharper than usual. India VIX jumped 12% to about 13.7, its highest since July; analysts see 22,700 as the key Nifty support and 22,800–23,000 as resistance.
Read the source →Wall Street slides as Treasury yields touch two-decade highs
US stocks fell on Monday as oil stayed elevated and Treasury yields sat at multi-year highs, feeding expectations of more Fed rate hikes; the Nasdaq was down about 0.6% in afternoon trade. Nvidia rose on a record $150 billion buyback plan, but most big names fell.
Read the source →Qatar steps in as US and Iran prepare for fresh indirect talks
Qatari mediators are expected to hold separate talks with Iranian and American officials in New York over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude gave back most of a $4 intraday jump to settle near $105 a barrel as hopes of a deal eased supply fears.
Read the source →RBI net sells ₹1 lakh crore of bonds this year — its biggest debt sale in over a decade
The RBI has net sold bonds worth ₹1 lakh crore so far this financial year, its largest annual net sale in more than a decade, to soak up surplus cash sloshing through the banking system after heavy dollar inflows. Treasury heads expect another ₹1–1.5 lakh crore of sales, or a possible CRR hike.
Read the source →Factory output grows 8% in August, fastest in months, as manufacturing surges
India's industrial production expanded 8% in August, up from July's revised 7.4%, with manufacturing up 9% and electricity 12.3%. Capital goods jumped 16.9%, though mining contracted 5.6%.
Read the source →Rupee settles 22 paise weaker at ₹95.97 as forex reserves fall $14.9 billion
The rupee settled 22 paise lower at 95.97 per dollar on Monday, after breaching 96 intraday, as crude above $108 and the US–Iran stalemate weighed; RBI dollar sales limited the slide. RBI data also showed forex reserves fell $14.88 billion to $765.9 billion in the week to 18 September.
Read the source →Sensex ends 1,124 points lower, Nifty at its lowest since April — five reasons
The Sensex closed at 72,772 and the Nifty at 22,780, each down about 1.5%, as rising crude, broad-based selling, sliding banks and worries over a SEBI panel on exchange self-listing weighed. About ₹8 lakh crore of investor wealth was wiped out during the session.
Read the source →Two flat years: Nifty and Sensex trail far behind global peers, says Mint
The Nifty has lost about 13% over the past two years while Korea’s KOSPI, Japan’s Nikkei and the Nasdaq rallied hard, a Mint analysis notes. Analysts blame the falling rupee and foreign money rotating toward AI-hardware markets.
Read the source →Godrej Properties lines up a ₹6,000 crore luxury project in south Mumbai
Godrej Properties has signed a development agreement with Man Infraconstruction for a sea-facing luxury housing project on 2.5 acres at Marine Lines. The two firms will share revenue from the roughly ₹6,000 crore project, with Godrej handling marketing and sales.
Read the source →Zydus gets a clean USFDA report card; shares near a 52-week high
A USFDA inspection of Zydus Lifesciences’ New Jersey office closed with nil observations, the company said in an exchange filing. The stock rose to a one-year high in Monday’s weak session — US compliance matters because it protects Zydus’ American drug business.
Read the source →Reliance Industries slides to a 52-week low as the market sells off
India’s most valuable company fell as much as 1.7% to a day low of ₹1,205 on the NSE, its weakest level in a year, as surging crude prices and weak global cues dragged the benchmarks down more than 1%.
Read the source →Sun Pharma bags global rights to a once-monthly cholesterol injection
Sun Pharma will make and sell LIB Therapeutics’ LDL-lowering drug lerodalcibep everywhere outside the US and China, paying an upfront sum plus milestones and royalties. The PCSK9 inhibitor market it is entering was worth $3.7 billion in the year to June 2026.
Read the source →Moneyview IPO bids cross 10 times on the final day
The ₹1,092-crore issue of the Bengaluru digital-lending platform was subscribed 10.43 times by 10:45 am, with the non-institutional portion covered 30 times. A 41% grey-market premium hints at a strong listing, though the grey market is unofficial and guarantees nothing.
Read the source →Tata Trusts propose merging Tata Electronics and Tata Consulting Engineers into Tata Sons
Tata Trusts, which holds 66% of Tata Sons, has proposed folding Tata Electronics Systems Solutions and Tata Consulting Engineers into Tata Sons — a reorganisation aimed at moving the holding firm out of the RBI’s NBFC rulebook after the central bank rejected its deregistration plea. Tata group stocks will be in focus today.
Read the source →₹31 lakh crore of investor wealth wiped out as Nifty heavyweights slip into bear grip
Eighteen of the 50 Nifty stocks — led by Infosys, Wipro and TCS — now trade 20% or more below their 52-week highs, together erasing ₹31.35 lakh crore of market value. Reliance alone is down about ₹4.76 lakh crore from its peak, with IT and banks hit hardest by AI-disruption worries and foreign selling.
Read the source →Markets price in 125 bps of RBI rate hikes; Nomura says that is too aggressive
Traders expect nearly 125 basis points of RBI rate increases over the next year, but Nomura sees only 50 — a 25-basis-point hike each in October and December, taking the repo rate to 5.75% — arguing that trend inflation is moderating and growth is slowing, so a full tightening cycle looks unlikely.
Read the source →Gold slides over 2% as the dollar and US bond yields climb
The slide sharpened through the day — spot gold lost more than 2% to about $4,200 an ounce and MCX gold futures slipped to around ₹1.48 lakh per 10 grams, while silver fell over 2.5% to about ₹2.29 lakh a kilo. Rising bets on another US rate hike in October kept the pressure on both metals.
Read the source →Oil climbs after Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz reopening proposal
Crude prices rose more than 1% after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, keeping supply worries alive. Brent traded around $105 a barrel — costly crude raises India’s import bill and keeps pressure on the rupee and inflation.
Read the source →Foreign investors pull out ₹5,353 crore, biggest September selling day
FIIs sold ₹5,353 crore of Indian shares on Monday — their biggest one-day outflow this month, taking September's selling to roughly ₹23,885 crore — while domestic institutions bought ₹5,189 crore, cushioning the fall.
Read the source →Equity mutual funds lost up to 13% in a week as sectoral schemes slid
An ET Wealth analysis found sectoral and thematic funds led last week’s declines, with a US S&P 500 fund of funds falling the most. Tech and banking funds each lost over 3%, deepening the pain of a market that has now fallen for seven weeks in a row.
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