Sensex, Nifty Trade In A Tight Range As Oil Price Relief Counters Hawkish Fed Commentary

Sensex, Nifty Today: Indian equities opened on a subdued note on June 18, 2026, as investors weighed the relief from lower crude oil prices against the US Federal Reserve's signal that further interest rate hikes could be on table later this year. Softer oil prices supported sentiment by improving India's inflation and external-sector outlook, though caution prevailed as a hike in US interest rates could strengthen the dollar and trigger foreign capital outflows from emerging markets like India.

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