Indian Stock Market Opens Lower Amid Realty and Auto Sector Sell-Off

Mumbai, November 13 (Daily Kiran) : The Indian stock market opened on a negative note on Friday, November 13, 2026. At 9:17 AM, the BSE Sensex fell by 426 points, or 0.50%, to reach 81,484. Meanwhile, the Nifty index dropped 162 points, or 0.64%, settling at 25,139.

A broad-based decline was evident across the market, affecting large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks alike. The Nifty Midcap 100 Index fell by 445 points, or 0.72%, to 61,593, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 Index decreased by 96 points, or 0.49%, to 19,610.

The initial trading session saw significant pressure from the realty and auto sectors, which were the top losers among the indices. Other sectors, including Nifty Financial Services, Nifty India Defense, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty Consumer Durables, Nifty Oil and Gas, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Consumption, Nifty Services, and Nifty Commodities, also recorded declines.

Only the Nifty Pharma and Nifty Healthcare indices managed to stay in the green. In the Sensex pack, stocks such as Sun Pharma, Adani Ports, Power Grid, Hindustan Unilever, and Titan were performing well. Conversely, major players like Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Trent, BEL, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, SBI, L&T, ICICI Bank, TCS, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, and Asian Paints were all trading lower.

Market analysts attribute the decline to inflation data released on Thursday, which showed retail inflation rising to 6.09%. This figure exceeds the Reserve Bank of India’s target range of 2-6%, negatively impacting investor sentiment.

Globally, mixed trading patterns were observed in most markets. Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, and Jakarta showed gains, while Hong Kong was in the red. The U.S. stock market closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones down 0.36% and the Nasdaq technology index declining by 0.39%.