Mumbai, September 15 (Daily Kiran) : The Indian stock market opened on a positive note on September 15, 2026. By 9:17 AM, the Sensex had gained 393 points, or 0.53%, reaching 75,178, while the Nifty rose by 103 points, or 0.44%, to settle at 23,495.
IT stocks were the standout performers in early trading. The Nifty IT index emerged as the top gainer, climbing nearly 5%. Other sectors, including Nifty FMCG, Nifty Services, Nifty Consumption, Nifty Auto, and Nifty Oil & Gas, also showed positive movement. However, Nifty India Defense, Nifty Realty, Nifty Metal, Nifty PSU, Nifty Pharma, Nifty Energy, Nifty Commodities, Nifty Infra, Nifty India Manufacturing, Nifty Healthcare, Nifty Consumer Durables, and Nifty Private Bank faced losses.
Within the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, and Trent were among the gainers. Conversely, stocks such as BEL, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Indigo, Titan, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Asian Paints, and Bharti Airtel experienced declines.
Most global markets showed weakness, with Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Jakarta in the red, while Tokyo managed to stay positive. The U.S. stock market also closed lower, with major indices like the Dow Jones dropping 0.29% and the Nasdaq falling 0.56%.
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has contributed to the overall decline in global markets, creating heightened tensions in the region. This situation has pushed WTI crude prices up by 1.53% to $103 per barrel, and benchmark Brent crude rose by 1.31% to $107 per barrel.
Consequently, gold and silver prices are under pressure. As of the time of writing, gold on COMEX was down 0.18% at $4,344 per ounce, while silver fell by half a percent to $63 per ounce.
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