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Thursday, 23 April 2026
Updated 21:53 IST
Indian Indices
NIFTY 50 NSE Benchmark
24,173.05
▼ 205.05 0.84%
NIFTY BANK Banking Index
56,305.00
▼ 819.45 1.43%
INDIA VIX Volatility Gauge
18.59
▲ 0.29 1.58%

Indian markets fell sharply on Thursday, April 23, 2026, marking a second consecutive day of losses as the Sensex tumbled 852.49 points to settle at 77,664, driven by a surge in crude oil prices ($100+/barrel) and foreign fund outflows. The Nifty 50 failed to hold 24,000, with major selling in IT, auto, and financial sectors.

Top Gainers
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Pharma
▲ 9.05%
Cipla Pharma
▲ 5.56%
Jio Financial Services Financial Services
▲ 4.40%
Adani Enterprises Conglomerate
▲ 1.70%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Equities
▲ 1.58%
Top Losers
Trent Equities
▼ 4.14%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Automobile
▼ 3.46%
Shriram Finance NBFC
▼ 3.43%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd Insurance
▼ 3.14%
Tech Mahindra IT Services
▼ 2.75%
Institutional Flows
FIIForeign - Net
-3254.71 Cr
DIIDomestic - Net
941.35 Cr
ADV / DECBreadth - NSE
1253/2036
USD / INRRupee - Spot
93.86

Sectoral Heatmap

% change today
IT
2.22%
Auto
1.74%
FMCG
0.20%
Pharma
2.17%
Realty
0.56%
Metal
0.69%
PSU Bank
2.33%
Energy
0.30%

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