How the stock market performed on Thursday
Indian equity markets traded lower on April 9, 2026, reflecting cautious investor sentiment amid global uncertainties. By 2:40 pm, the Sensex had dropped 1,171.65 points, or 1.51 percent, to 76,391.25, while the Nifty declined 305.20 points, or 1.27 percent, to 23,692.15. Market breadth remained weak, with eleven of the sixteen major sectoral indices trading in negative territory. Financial stocks retreated around 1 percent after a strong rally of 5.5 percent in the previous session, contributing to the overall decline.
