Stock markets climb in early trade on easing oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows
Indian stock markets, including the Sensex and Nifty, saw gains in early trade driven by falling crude oil prices and positive foreign institutional investment. Asian markets also showed a positive trend, contributing to the optimistic sentiment in the Indian indices.
Why it matters
Market performance is a key indicator of economic health and investor confidence in the Indian financial sector.
Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday (September 21, 2026) amid cooling crude oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in Asian equities.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 448.32 points to 74,743.28 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 50.3 points to 23,396.70.
Among the 30 Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement, InterGlobe Aviation, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech and Trent were the major winners.
Infosys, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Power Grid were the laggards.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, tanked 2.25% to $101.5 per barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹599.54 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index were quoting in positive territory.
U.S. markets ended mostly higher on Friday.
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