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Sensex plunges 1,124 points, Nifty below 22,800; PSU bank, realty stocks among top losers

Broad-based selling hit financials and PSU banks as Brent crude jumped above $106 a barrel, analysts said.

  • On Monday, BSE Sensex and Nifty50 tanked in morning trade as Indian equity benchmarks closed sharply lower amid mounting investor concerns.
  • Persistently high crude oil prices and a spike in US bond yields weighed on sentiment, while both indices crashed over 1% amid the intensifying Iran-US conflict.
  • The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 1124.02 points or 1.52 per cent to settle at 72,771.72, while NSE Nifty fell 360.25 points or 1.56 per cent to 22,780.25.
  • Broader markets also weakened; the BSE MidCap Select Index shed 1.39 per cent and the BSE SmallCap Select Index fell 1.90 per cent, while the Indian Rupee fell 0.19 per cent to 96.00.
  • During the day, the Benchmark hit a high of 73,740.85 and a low of 72,716.23, gyrating 1,024.62 points and underscoring persistent volatility.
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The Hindu Business Line broke the news in Chennai, India on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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