Sensex Today: Indian benchmark indices opened lower on Thursday in the absence of strong market-moving cues. On the domestic front, investors are expected to track the first advance estimates of India’s
FY26 economic growth and rebalance portfolios ahead of the Q3FY26 earnings season.
Globally, investor attention remains focused on developments related to US President Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
The BSE Sensex index was trading at 84,743, lower by 218 points or 0.26 per cent. The NSE Nifty50, on the other hand, dropped 84 points or 0.32 per cent at 26,057 levels.
In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap index edged down 0.1 per cent, whereas the Nifty SmallCap index was marginally higher, up 0.02 per cent.
Global Cues
Across global markets, Asia-Pacific indices traded mixed on Thursday after Wall Street ended lower overnight, weighed down by rising geopolitical tensions and comments from US President Donald Trump. He said he “will not permit” defence companies to pay dividends or undertake share buybacks until concerns around executive compensation and production issues are addressed.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.46 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.12 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.21 per cent.
Meanwhile, US equity futures were largely flat during early Asian trading hours.
Overnight in the US, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped their three-day winning streak, falling 0.3 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite bucked the trend, edging up nearly 0.2 per cent, supported by a 2.4 per cent jump in Google parent Alphabet, which briefly surpassed Apple in market capitalisation for the first time since 2019.
