Nifty snaps 2-day gaining streak; plunges over 2%

27 Mar 2026 Evaluate

Snapping 2-day gaining streak, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended significantly lower on Friday as ongoing conflict and lack of resolution between US-Iran created cautious sentiments globally. Index made a gap-down start tracking mixed cues from other Asian peers. Soon, index intensified its losses and remained under pressure throughout the day as traders were cautious with persistent foreign fund outflow. As per exchange data, foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 1,805.37 crore on March 25, 2026. Moreover, rising crude oil prices and depreciating rupee kept market participants on sideline. Brent crude oil prices rose to trade near $110 per barrel, whereas rupee depreciated to all-time-low of 94.86 against U.S. Dollar. Besides, cautiousness prevailed with ratings agency ICRA’s report stating that ongoing geopolitical conflict in the West Asia region has triggered a severe surge in global crude oil and natural gas prices, posing a challenge to India's fiscal position by FY2027. Further, a research by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) stated that the West Asia conflict could lower economic growth in Asia Pacific region by up to 1.3 percentage points over 2026-2027 and raise inflation by 3.2 percentage points if energy market disruptions last more than a year.

All sectorial indices ended in red. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Oracle Financial Services Software, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation and LIC Housing Finance. On the other hand, the top losers were PG Electroplast, Shriram Finance and One 97 Communications. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 23900 - 24100 calls and 19000 - 20000 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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