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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply lower on Friday (March 13, 2026), propelled by heightening conflict in West Asia and surging oil prices.
Besides, heavy selling in global markets, persistent foreign fund outflows and weakness in the rupee also dented investors’ sentiment.
Declining for the third day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,579.82 points, or 2%, to 74,454.60 during intra-day trade. The benchmark finally settled at 74,563.92, down 1,470.50 points, or 1.93%.
The 50-share NSE Nifty tanked 488.05 points, or 2.06%, to end at 23,151.10.
Hindustan Unilever and Bharti Airtel were the gainers.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, climbed 0.25% to $100.7 per barrel.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s benchmark Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index ended lower.
Markets in Europe were quoting in negative territory.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹7,049.87 crore on Thursday (March 12, 2026), according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) however, bought stocks worth ₹7,449.77 crore.
On Thursday (March 12, 2026), the Sensex tanked 829.29 points, or 1.08%, to settle at 76,034.42. Similarly, the Nifty fell by 227.70 points, or 0.95%, to close at 23,639.15.
Published – March 13, 2026 04:35 pm IST
