Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex falls 571 points, Nifty slips 0.88% as auto stocks drag markets
Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian equities ended lower on Thursday, weighed by losses in auto stocks, while the rupee weakened to a two-month low against the dollar.
On October 1, 2026, India's stock market experienced a decline as the BSE Sensex fell 570.59 points, or 0.79%, to close at 71,909.70. The Nifty 50 index also dropped 198.50 points, or 0.88%, to reach 22,421.95. Over the course of the week, the Sensex declined by 2.6% and the Nifty by more than 3%. On Friday, October 2, markets will be closed in observance of Gandhi Jayanti.
Among the 3,707 stocks traded on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1,023 advanced, 2,574 declined, and 110 remained unchanged. Notably, the Nifty Auto index led the losers, closing 3.46% lower at 25,384. Additionally, the FMCG index and Nifty Metal declined 2.35% each, while Nifty Consumer Durables fell 1.91% and Nifty Oil & Gas dropped 1.32%.
The Nifty IT index was the lone gainer, increasing 2.17% to close at 28,304. The Indian rupee weakened to its weakest level in two months, falling 0.5% to 96.3150 per dollar, its sharpest single-day drop in over two months. This decline came as global bond yields surged to decade-high levels and oil prices rose, putting further strain on the South Asian currency, which was already impacted by foreign portfolio outflows on Thursday.
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