Sensex, Nifty Defy Wall Street Tech Rout As Cooling Oil Prices Lift Sentiment

Sensex, Nifty Today: Benchmark indices traded higher after starting on a subdued note on June 24, 2026, as softening crude oil prices and improving sentiment around the ongoing US-Iran peace talks provided support.

At 9:45 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 212.62 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 76,413.30. Likewise, the NSE Nifty 50 was up by 30 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 23,854.10.

The gains in the benchmark indices came even as weakness in US tech stocks and expectations of a more hawkish Federal Reserve weighed on investor sentiment.

The broader market, however, were underperforming, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 trading lower by more than 0.60 per cent each.

Banking and IT stocks were the primary drivers of the rally, while losses in metal and auto shares limited the upside.

Among the Nifty 50 constituents, Tech Mahindra, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, ICICI Bank and Infosys emerged as the top gainers, rising between 1 per cent and 3 per cent. Other notable gainers included Trent, Apollo Hospitals, InterGlobe Aviation, Adani Enterprises, HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services.

On the downside, Bajaj Auto, SBI Life Insurance, HDFC Life Insurance, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Hindalco, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Eicher Motors, Grasim Industries and Wipro were among the top losers, declining between 1 per cent and 3 per cent.