Nifty, Sensex start session lower

25 Aug 2026, 9:28AM

Indian benchmark indices opened on a negative note. US-Iran impasse and overnight losses in US technology stocks weighing on sentiment.

At 9:20 AM on August 25, the Nifty was down ~0.11% at 24,191, while the Sensex was trading flat at 77,353.

Rupee Check
The rupee opened flat at 95.72 per dollar, compared with Monday’s close of 95.74

Global Update
Asian markets traded lower on Tuesday as investors assessed Washington's economic measures against Iran and remained cautious ahead of major US economic and corporate triggers later in the week.
US markets offered a mixed-to-negative overnight cue, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declining as technology stocks came under selling pressure. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.76% to 25,980.19, while the S&P 500 fell 0.28% to 7,652.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the trend, rising 0.26% to 53,417.16.