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Stock market live updates today: BSE Sensex tumbles over 1,000 points, NSE Nifty50 trades below 22,900
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- Sep 28, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC
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The BSE SENSEX is an Indian free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The 30 constituent companies which are some of the largest and most actively traded stocks, are representative of various industrial sectors of the Indian economy. Published since 1 January 1986, the S&P BSE SENSEX is regarded as the pulse of the domestic stock markets in India. The base value of the SENSEX was taken as 100 on 1 April 1979 and its base year as 1978–79.
More on Wikipedia ↗Stock markets tumbled on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex plunging over 1,100 points to a six-month low and the Nifty closing below 22,800 as surging crude oil prices, geopolitical uncertainty and weak global trends weighed on investor sentiment.
The Sensex on Monday plunged 1,124.02 points, or 1.52 per cent, to close at 72,771.72 — its lowest closing level since March 30, 2026, while the Nifty fell 360.
On Monday, the Indian stock market saw a major sell-off, with the Sensex and Nifty indexes plummeting due to escalating Iran-US tensions that drove up oil prices. This volatility dampened investor sentiment while bond yields reached highs not seen in years, creating additional pressure on equities. The rupee…