Bears tighten grip over market; Nifty drops 1.55%

04 Mar 2026 Evaluate

Extending losing streak for third consecutive session, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty dropped by over one and half percent on Wednesday amid escalated geopolitical tensions. Elevated Middle East tensions and escalating US-Israel-Iran war weighed on market sentiments. Index began the session with cut of over two percent on account of weak cues from the global markets. Investors were cautious as crude oil prices surged and fears grew that a prolonged war in Middle East could disrupt global energy supplies and fuel inflation. Meanwhile, rupee depreciation to all-time-low of 92.26 against U.S. Dollar, also impacted trading sentiments. In second half of the session, market remained under selling pressure as traders waited for more clarity over ongoing geopolitical developments. Finally, Nifty ended below 24,500 mark.

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red led by Metal, PSU Bank and Realty. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Solar Industries India, National Aluminium Company and Swiggy. On the other hand, the top losers were Petronet LNG, Tata Steel and Steel Authority of India. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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