Enter search text:Business News›Markets›Stocks›Live Blog›Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Highlights: Sensex extends losing run to day 3, ends 374 pts lower; Nifty below 23,950; Eicher Motors, Wipro drop 3% each LIVE BLOG03 Sep 2026 | 09:34:09 AM ISTIndian benchmark indices ended lower on Wednesday.SynopsisSensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: The Indian stock market slipped into the deep red on Wednesday, with Sensex and Nifty falling around 1% in the morning as escalating US-Iran tensions, soaring oil prices and other factors spooked investors.Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: Indian sectoral indices were broadly under pressure, with every segment trading in the red. Nifty IT was the worst performer, falling 2.5%, followed by Realty at 2.14% and Auto at 1.88%. Media, cement and financial services also saw sharp declines, while Pharma, Healthcare and PSU Bank showed relatively smaller losses, indicating broad-based but uneven selling pressure.Why is the stock market down today?1) Iran-US conflict escalates2) Oil prices soar above $95/barrel3) Rising bond yields4) Global market crash5) Rupee fallsGlobal Markets UpdatesS&P 500 futures were little changed as of 6:50 a.m. London timeNasdaq 100 futures fell 0.1%Japan’s Topix fell 2.1%Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 1%Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.5%The Shanghai Composite fell 0.7%Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell 0.4% Show more Show less1 New UpdateClosing Bell: Sensex heatmapClosing Bell: Sensex extends losing run to day 3, ends 374 pts lowerClosing Bell: Nifty below 23,950; Eicher Motors, Wipro drop 3% eachIPO Updates | Coal India arm Mahanadi Coalfields files IPO papers, plans OFS of up to 66 cr sharesMahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), one of India’s largest coal producers and a wholly owned subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), paving the way for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). Read moreCommodities Market Updates | Zinc futures ease on weak demandZinc prices on Wednesday fell marginally to Rs 415 per kg in futures trade as speculators reduced their exposure, tracking negative cues in the spot market.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc contracts for September delivery slipped by Rs 1.45, or 0.35 per cent, to Rs 415 per kilogram in a business turnover of 698 lots.Analysts said the trimming of positions by participants, owing to slackened demand from consuming industries in the physical market, mainly weighed on zinc prices. Commodities Market Updates | Copper futures decrease on muted demandCopper prices fell marginally to Rs 1,367.95 per kilogram in futures trade on Wednesday amid muted demand in the domestic spot market.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the copper contract for September delivery slipped Rs 4.45, or 0.32 per cent, to Rs 1,367.95 per kg in 3,177 lots.Traders said subdued domestic demand from consuming industries weighed on the red metal prices in futures trade. Stock Market Live Updates: China stocks decline, HK flat as sentiment hit by global bond selloffChina stocks ​declined while Hong Kong shares ​were flat on Wednesday as a global bond selloff ​and rising oil prices took a toll on investor sentiment.At the close, China's blue-chip CSI 300 Index declined 1.7%, while the Shanghai Composite Index ‌lost 1.2%.Hong ⁠Kong ⁠benchmark Hang Seng was largely flat.Auto shares ⁠went down 2% as China unveiled guidelines for fair ​overseas competition.Hong Kong's Hang Seng Tech Index ​fell 0.7%. But property and biotech shares gained.Bonds Market Updates | UK bond yields hit fresh 18-year high, adding to pressure on HealeyBritish government ​bond yields hit fresh 18-year ​highs on Wednesday, tracking a broad global sell-off ​after the latest escalation of the Iran war and adding to the challenge facing finance minister John Healey ahead of his first budget.The yield ‌on 10-year ⁠gilts ⁠rose to its highest since June 2008 and hit 5.268% shortly after ​0700 GMT, up about 4 basis points on the day and adding ​to a 15 bps increase on Tuesday."Higher interest costs ‌cut fiscal headroom to about £13 billion ($18 billion), from £23.6 billion in the Spring Statement," they told clients in ​a note.Shorter-dated borrowing costs also rose on Wednesday with five-year gilt yields hitting their highest since October 2023, up 4 bps to 4.7534%.Commodities Market Updates | Silver futures fall nearly 1 pc to Rs 2.33 lakh/kg as US dollar weigh on investors' sentimentSilver kept losing its shine in futures trade, falling nearly 1 per cent to Rs 2.33 lakh per kilogram on Wednesday amid a strong dollar and escalating US-Iran tensions which dented investors' appetite for the precious metal.The white metal for December delivery declined for the fourth straight session, falling Rs 1,841, or nearly 1 per cent, to Rs 2,33,600 per kg on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)."Silver extended their decline in Wednesday's session as rising US Treasury yields and a stronger dollar reduced demand for assets such as precious metals," said Gaurav Garg, Head of Research at Lemonn Markets Desk.Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: How to trade HDFC Bank shares after new 52-week lowShares of India’s largest private lender HDFC Bank fell as much as 2% to a day’s low of Rs 700 on the BSE, with the stock remaining volatile as investors assess the lender’s ongoing search for a new CEO after Sashidhar Jagdishan said he would not seek an extension beyond his current term, which ends on October 26. 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