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Sensex Dips 550 Points, Nifty Below 22,650 Amidst Rising Crude and FII Selling
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Moneycontrol•30-09-2026, 14:33
Sensex Dips 550 Points, Nifty Below 22,650 Amidst Rising Crude and FII Selling
- •Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty experienced significant declines from their day's highs, with Sensex falling 550 points and Nifty trading below the 22,650-mark.
- •Elevated crude oil prices contributed to the market decline, with Brent crude November futures at $103.17 per barrel after US President Donald Trump denied easing sanctions on Iran.
- •Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 9,980 crore on a net basis on Tuesday, marking their largest outflow in approximately four months.
- •Pharma and healthcare stocks were particularly affected, with Nifty Healthcare and Nifty Pharma down 1.7% and 0.9% respectively.
- •Analysts indicate that Nifty needs to trade decisively above 22,750 for any bullish sentiment to emerge in the markets.
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The benchmark indices fell significantly from the day's high due to elevated crude oil prices, heavy selling by foreign institutional investors, and technical market factors keeping the Nifty below key thresholds.
Foreign investors offloaded shares worth Rs 9,980 crore on a net basis on Tuesday, marking their largest outflow in approximately four months and contributing to a total of $2.7 billion in September sales.
According to market analysts, the Nifty needs to decisively trade above the 22,750 mark for any real bullish momentum to be witnessed in the markets.
