Sensex Extends Gains to Third Session
2026-06-16 04:22
By
Jereli Escobar
1 min. read
India’s BSE Sensex rose about 0.5% to 76,631 in early trade on Tuesday, extending gains for a third straight session, as improving risk appetite following a preliminary US-Iran peace agreement and the resulting sharp decline in crude oil prices lifted investor sentiment.
Market sentiment also received support from improving foreign flows.
Foreign portfolio investors turned net buyers of Indian equities on Monday after thirteen straight sessions of selling, with inflows of 2 billion rupees, while domestic institutional investors continued to provide strong support through sustained purchases worth 31.89 billion rupees.
Notable gainers included MTAR (+2.3%), HSCL (+1.8%), Apollo (+2.5%), HFCL (+4.0%), Bajaj Finance (+2.2%), and HCL Tech (+3.1%).
On the downside, major laggards were Hindalco (-3.7%), Multi Commodity Exchange (-1.5%), Vedanta (-1.2%), National Aluminum (-4.5%), and Ola Electric (-1.5%).