Benchmark indices started with a huge gap down on September 2, 2026, as a sudden spike in crude oil prices, higher US Treasury yields and growing US-Iran tensions weighed on investor sentiment.
The NSE Nifty 50 started 197.80 points, or 0.82 per cent, lower at 23,858. Likewise, the BSE Sensex opened with a gap down of 472.96 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 76,471.32.
Broader markets also mirrored benchmarks and slid, with the Nifty Midcap 100 falling over 1 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 tumbling around 0.85 per cent. Nifty 500, which tracks more than 92 per cent of the free-float market cap of all NSE-listed stocks.
