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Sensex crashes: The stock market today (26 August 2025) once again started with a decline. Both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened in the red. Indian equity indices started Tuesday's trading session with a decline. Sensex fell 530.42 points in early trade to 81,105.49, Nifty slipped 128.90 points to 24,838.85.
Similarly, Bank Nifty fell 172 points or 0.31% to open at 54,968. In line with the benchmark, small and midcap stocks started with a decline. Nifty Midcap fell 170 points to 57,532.
Key Highlights of today's market
BSE Sensex: In early trade, the Sensex opened at 81,105.49 points, down 530.42 points.
NSE Nifty: Nifty slipped 128.90 points to 24,838.85 points.
Bank Nifty: Bank Nifty also fell 172 points (0.31%) to open at 54,968.
Small and Midcap: Nifty Midcap fell 170 points to 57,532.
Top Gainers & Losers
According to the information, in early trade, some stocks saw gains and some saw losses.
Top Gainers: Nestle India, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and Titan.
Top Losers: Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, Dr Reddy's Lab, Adani Ports and Hindalco.
5 big reasons for the stock market down today
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Why stock market is down today?: Today's massive fall was not due to just one reason, but is the result of many negative news and internal pressures of the market.
Announcement of US tariffs: This was the biggest reason. The news of the US imposing tariffs of up to 50% on Indian goods caused sudden panic in the market. This tariff is to come into effect from tomorrow i.e. 27 August, due to which investors are worried about the impact on India's exports.
Heavy profit booking: There was a continuous rise in the market for the last six days, which took the indices to record levels. In such a situation, investors sold heavily today to secure their profits, especially after the news of US tariffs came.
Foreign investors' selling: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been continuously withdrawing money from the Indian market for the last few days. Their continuous selling also played a big role in today's decline, which created negative pressure in the market.
Weakening Rupee: The Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar today. A weak rupee makes investment less attractive for foreign investors and increases inflationary pressure in the domestic market.
Slowdown in global markets: Not only the Indian market, but many global markets were also in a bearish trend. The US Federal Reserve meeting and speculation of rising interest rates have made investors cautious globally, which also affected the Indian market.
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