Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty Open Higher Amid Crude Price Pullback; Tata Stocks in Focus
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended mixed as easing crude prices were offset by weakness in IT stocks and Tata Group counters.
- Brent crude traded 0.93 per cent lower at $103.8 per barrel, while supportive cues from Asian markets encouraged selective buying during the session.
- Tata Group stocks fell 2.5% to 11.1% amid leadership uncertainty, while major Sensex winners included Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, and Adani Ports.
- The $2.3 billion National Stock Exchange of India IPO was fully subscribed on its second day, even as Foreign Institutional Investors remained net sellers on Thursday.
- Saurabh Jain, deputy vice president of equities at SMC Global, noted that "uncertainty over any near-term resolution to Middle East tensions continues to pressure domestic equities," as elevated global bond yields diminish India's appeal.
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Indian equities ended mixed on Friday as easing crude and bargain buying lifted the Nifty while Tata and IT stocks dragged the Sensex. The session kept focus on Tata Sons uncertainty, IPO-driven liquidity shifts and whether lower oil and yields can sustain the recovery.
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