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Stock Markets News as on 30th April, 2026
Indian equities ended Thursday, April 30, 2026, in the red, with the Sensex falling 582.86 points to 76,913 and the Nifty 50 slipping 180.10 points to 23,997.55. The selloff was driven by surging crude oil prices, a weak rupee, and cautious global sentiment, which together pressured risk appetite through the session.
The market opened weak and stayed under pressure for most of the day, although the indices did recover from their intraday lows before the close. Even so, the broad tone remained negative, and the market breadth turned sharply weak as selling spread across several sectors rather than staying confined to one pocket.
Sector performance
Banks, financials, metals, FMCG, auto, and PSU names were among the key drags on the day. In contrast, IT stocks showed relative resilience, which helped limit the downside to some extent, but it was not enough to offset the broader weakness.
Top movers
On the gainers’ side, Bajaj Auto stood out with a rise of about 4.73%, while Sun Pharma, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Bajaj Finance also finished in positive territory. On the losers’ side, the pressure was broad, with realty and financial stocks featuring prominently among the decliners.
What changed today
Compared with the previous session, today’s trade reflected a clear shift from earnings-led optimism to macro-driven caution. Investors worried more about crude, currency weakness, and uncertain global cues than about stock-specific strength, which is why the benchmarks closed lower even though a few large names still managed to hold up.
Bottom line
Indian markets closed lower, the Nifty lost the 24,000 level, and sentiment was dominated by external pressures rather than domestic growth optimism. It was a negative day for index traders, though a few stocks such as Bajaj Auto and select IT names provided pockets of support.
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Markets at Close
30th April, 2026
Nifty below 24,000, Sensex down 583 pts; realty, financials drag
Top Nifty losers included Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Hindalco Industries, Eternal, HUL, Axis Bank, while gainers were Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance. Except IT, all other sectoral indices ended in the red with Metal index declined 2%, while PSU Bank, Private Bank, Consumer Durables, Realty down 1% each. The Nifty midcap index shed 1 percent and smallcap index fell 0.5 percent.
Rupee at Close
30th April, 2026
Indian rupee ended marginally lower at 94.92 per dollar on Friday versus previous close of 94.85.
Source : moneycontrol
FII’s & DII’s Activity on 30th April, 2026
Net value in crores
| BUY | SELL | |
| DII | 3,487.10 | |
| FII | 8,047.86 |
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