Local stock markets are poised for a steady start today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures are modestly higher by 0.15 points, pointing to a green start for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market posted modest losses in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 a tad lower.The BSE Sensex has slipped 4.79% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has posted modest losses of 4.81% over the same period.
In Asia today, sentiment was cautiously negative. China’s SSE Composite Index slipped 0.11% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 drifted lower 0.14%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index posted modest losses of 0.16%.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 2,977 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 2,686 crore in the Indian equity market on 15 September 2026, provisional data showed.
Overnight on Wall Street, stocks eased across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was slightly lower by 328.09 points, or 0.63%, and closed at 52114.11. The S&P 500 edged lower 0.45% to end at 7606.51, and the NASDAQ Composite posted modest losses of 0.78% to 26001.97.
Yesterday, the S&P BSE Sensex ended slightly lower by 777.94 points or 1.04% to 74003.82. The Nifty 50 index edged lower 279.50 points or 1.19% to 23118.60. HCL Technologies Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, posting modest gains of 3.95% to Rs 1253.70. The stock has inched higher around 1.43% in last one-week and trades lower 10.47% over last one-month.
In sectoral indices, only Nifty IT index moved higher yesterday, gaining 2.19% on the day.