Stock Market Today
Market closed — showing the 19 October 2026 session · Market mood: greed
Why the market moved
Indian markets fell broadly on Monday, 19 October 2026, with the NIFTY 50 dropping 1.11% and the SENSEX declining 1.17%, against a backdrop of weakness in several global markets including the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. The selling was heavily concentrated in private sector financials and technology, with Axis Bank, Infosys, and Bajaj Finance among the steepest fallers, while PSU banks bucked the trend — State Bank of India and ONGC were among the few bright spots on the index. Breadth was extremely weak, with only 9 of the 50 Nifty stocks advancing against 41 declining, and India VIX rose 4.48% to 14.69, reflecting increased nervousness among market participants. The exact triggers for the day's decline are not fully clear from available data, though global headwinds — including a record weekly losing run in Chinese stocks and sharp falls in Korean chipmakers — appear to have weighed on sentiment.
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Lifting Nifty 50 most
Dragging Nifty 50 most
Global cues
S&P 500 -0.77% · Dow Jones +0.74% · NASDAQ -2.07% · S&P/TSX +1.66% · Bovespa -0.52% · FTSE 100 -0.57%