{
  "id": 1427234,
  "title": "Sensex Down 455 Points, Nifty Slips 0.4% As Iran War Concerns Keep Crude Oil Prices Elevated; India VIX Rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sensex-down-455-points-nifty-slips-0-4-as-iran-war-concerns-keep",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:04:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/sensex-down-455-points-nifty-slips-04-as-iran-war-concerns-keep-crude-oil-prices-elevated-india-vix-rises"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian equity markets started the week cautiously on Monday, continuing the decline observed the previous week due to concerns over the Iran conflict, which has kept crude oil prices high. By 10:30 am, the Sensex was 455 points, or 0.58%, lower at 77,554, and the Nifty fell 112 points, or 0.46%, to 24,253. Both indices opened lower than the previous day, with the Sensex dropping 117 points and the Nifty falling 23 points. Out of the 3,285 stocks on the National Stock Exchange, 1,862 were trading down. Information technology companies suffered the most significant losses, with TCS suffering the largest hit among the top 10 firms, with its market value down ₹1 lakh crore. HDFC Life, however, was the biggest winner, rising nearly 1%. Global factors, such as crude oil prices and the ongoing tensions between Iran and the US, have contributed to the market's subdued sentiment. The MSCI's Asia-Pacific index, excluding Japan, remained flat, while Japan's Nikkei 225 rose by 0.4%. Meanwhile, Australia's benchmark index decreased by 0.3%. US equity futures were slightly positive, with the S&P 500 futures increasing by 0.1% and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.2%. The India VIX, which measures expected market volatility, surged more than 2% to 11.54, indicating increased uncertainty among investors.",
  "summary": "Indian equity markets began the week on a cautious note on Monday, extending the weakness seen last week as uncertainty over the Iran war kept crude oil prices elevated. At around 10:30 am, the Sensex was down 455 points, or 0.58%, at 77,554, while the Nifty declined 112 points, or 0.46%, to 24,253. Earlier, both the indices opened lower. While Sensex opened lower by 117 points, Nifty started the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "Sensex, Nifty open lower as crude oil prices, geopolitical tensions weigh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sensex-nifty-open-lower-as-crude-oil-prices-geopolitical-tensions",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:31:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}