India’s BSE Sensex closed about 0.4% down at 76,957.3 on Monday, reversing the prior session's gains, as rising crude oil prices amid escalating US-Iran tensions and concerns over US interest rates kept investors cautious. India’s new closing-price mechanism for stocks with futures and options, coupled with an MSCI index rebalancing, also added to market pressure. Adani Ports (-4.1%), ITC (-3.7%), Bharti Airtel (-2.8%), Infosys (-1.5%) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (-1.3%) were among the biggest laggards. Heavyweight HDFC Bank fell about 1.5% after its CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan said he would not seek a third term in October. On the upside, Sun Pharma (1.9%), ICICI Bank (1.7%), Axis Bank (1.5%) and State Bank of India (1.3%) posted the biggest gains. The index recorded a monthly loss of around 1.5% in August.
India's main stock market index, the SENSEX, fell to 76957 points on August 31, 2026, losing 0.40% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 2.14% and is down 4.24% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from India. Historically, the BSE SENSEX Stock Market Index reached an all time high of 86159.02 in December of 2025. BSE SENSEX Stock Market Index - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on August 31 of 2026.
India's main stock market index, the SENSEX, fell to 76957 points on August 31, 2026, losing 0.40% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 2.14% and is down 4.24% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from India. The BSE SENSEX Stock Market Index is expected to trade at 76649.14 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 70573.40 in 12 months time.