Stock Market News (4 Aug 2026): Nifty 50 down by 0.64% and Sensex by 0.27%
On Tuesday, the Indian share market ended the day with a negative sentiment, with the Nifty 50 opening at 24,703.90, reaching a high of 24,703.90, and closing at 24,614.90, down by 0.64%.
Team Dhan
|Aug 4, 2026, 04:05 PM
Similarly, the BSE Sensex opened at 79,132.97, reached a high of 79,143.15, and ended at 78,428.95, down by 0.27%.
The Indian markets traded in the red after Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei rejected Trump's claim that talks with Iran were under way, saying no negotiations with the U.S were taking place and no meetings were scheduled.
Reasons for the negative sentiment
The following are the reasons for the negative sentiment in the stock market:
- Profit booking after a recent rally.
- Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 3.23% higher at USD 86.15 per barrel, which raised inflationary pressures for India.
- The rupee declined by 59 paise to 95.39 against the U.S dollar.
- India VIX, the market's volatility index, rose by 2.18% to 12.19, reflecting rising caution among investors in the market.
Major Indices Today
- The benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, traded lower amid losses in HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and Infosys shares.
- Nifty Next 50 traded in the red, dragged by the losses in shares of Divis Laboratories, Samvardhana Motherson International, BPCL and Britannia Industries.
- Nifty Bank traded in the red amid strong selling pressure across the sector.
Sectoral Indices Today
- Nifty IT and Nifty Auto traded in the red amid profit-booking after a recent rally.
- Nifty FMCG traded in the red, dragged by losses in Dabur India after FSSAI bars the company from selling food with “100%” claims.
- Nifty Pharma traded lower following Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India Chairman Namit Joshi said that the Indian pharmaceutical industry is expected to reach $80-90 billion by 2030, below its earlier $130 billion target, amid U.S tariff uncertainty and Middle East shipping disruptions hurting exports.
- Nifty Oil & Gas traded lower amid the rise in crude oil prices.
Market Movers Today
- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC of India) share price dropped by 8% after the government set to sell a 6.5% stake in the company through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of ₹382 per equity share.
- DLF shares dropped by 3% after the company’s consolidated revenue declined to ₹1,605.56 crore, down by 46% YoY.
- Ather Energy shares rose by 18% after the company’s consolidated net loss narrowed to ₹51 crore from ₹178 crore a year ago, reflecting the structural improvements in the business as volumes continued to scale.
- Dabur India shares dropped by 3% after reports that the food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), banned “100%” claims on honey, ghee, and coconut water, saying that such labelling is against the law.
- Godfrey Phillips India's shares rose more than 3% following reports that Samir Modi had withdrawn legal cases against his mother, Bina Modi, which raised hopes of a settlement in the long-running family dispute.
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IPO
- MV Electrosystems, Juniper Green Energy, and Manipal Health Enterprises IPO shares were allotted today. Investors can check their allotment status on the BSE and NSE websites.
Market Announcements
- KEI Industries shares rose by 7% after the company’s Profit after Tax (PAT) grew by 40.05% YoY to ₹274 crore, compared with ₹196 crore reported in the same quarter a year ago.
- Great Eastern Shipping Company’s (GE Shipping) shares rose by 14% after the company posted strong first-quarter results as profit jumped twofold at ₹1,309 crore from ₹505 crore in the comparable period.
