Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty ended lower with cut of nearly half a percent on Wednesday amid uncertainty over ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Iran has threatened to target infrastructure across the Middle East if its security concerns were not addressed. After making a negative start, the index altered between positive and negative territory for most of the session. as exchange data showed foreign institutional investors continued their selling spree, offloading Indian equities worth Rs 9,980.22 crore on September 29, 2026. In the latter half of the session, the index intensified its losses and ended near the 22,600 mark.
Traders were seen piling up positions in Media, Realty and Cement stocks, while selling was witnessed in Pharma, Metal and Consumer Durables. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Solar Industries India, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company and Prestige Estates Projects. On the other hand, the top losers were Fortis Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise and Max Healthcare Institute. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 23400 - 23600 calls and 22900 - 23100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.
