Sensex Gains for Second Session

2026-05-19 04:23 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

India’s BSE Sensex opened about 0.4% higher at 75,589 on Tuesday, following gains in the previous session, supported mainly by easing fears over the Iran conflict after US President Trump indicated a possible diplomatic breakthrough with Tehran.

Investors reacted to Trump’s remarks that he had paused a planned strike on Tehran after receiving a peace proposal tied to Iran’s nuclear program.

Meanwhile, India raised petrol and diesel prices by about 0.90 rupees per litre for the second time in a week, underscoring inflation risks from the recent surge in oil prices.

Adani Group shares rose after the US moved to drop fraud charges against Gautam Adani and settle Iran sanctions-related allegations tied to one of his companies.

The benchmark was driven higher by gains in technology stocks, with TCS, Infosys, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Oracle, and Persistent rising between 3.4% and 4.5%.

On the losing side, Jain Resource (-15.9%), TD PowerSys (-7.4%), and Astral (-4.2%) were the biggest losers.



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