India's BSE Sensex extended early losses to close about 1.2% down at 81,287 on Friday, the lowest since early February, marking the second session of declines. Market sentiment remained subdued, driven by renewed foreign fund selling and market nervousness over stalled US–Iran nuclear negotiations. Selling was broad-based, driven by sustained profit booking in financials, autos, and select consumption stocks, even as IT counters lent modest support. On the macro front, the attention was on the release of domestic GDP figures and inflation data from the US. Private banking majors bore the brunt of the decline. ICICI Bank fell 1.9%, Kotak Mahindra Bank dropped 1.9% and HDFC Bank slipped 1.3%. State-run lender State Bank of India also shed 0.6%. Auto companies Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra & Mahindra fell 2.5% and 2.3% , respectively. Among IT names, Infosys and HCL Technologies gained 0.8% each, while TCS fell by 0.3%. The index posted a weekly losses of 1.8% and a monthly decline of 1.2%.
India's main stock market index, the SENSEX, fell to 81287 points on February 27, 2026, losing 1.17% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 1.28%, though it remains 11.05% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from India. Historically, the BSE SENSEX Stock Market Index reached an all time high of 86159.02 in December of 2025. BSE SENSEX Stock Market Index - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on March 1 of 2026.
India's main stock market index, the SENSEX, fell to 81287 points on February 27, 2026, losing 1.17% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 1.28%, though it remains 11.05% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from India. The BSE SENSEX Stock Market Index is expected to trade at 80752.41 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 75255.68 in 12 months time.