Market participants are assessing a slew of Q1 FY27 earnings announcements, with sector- and stock-specific movements remaining in focus amid the ongoing earnings season while keeping a close watch the progress of the monsoon. The Nifty traded below the 24,450 mark.<\/p>\n
Investors are closely tracking the domestic inflation data due on Wednesday, alongside crude oil price movements and developments on the global geopolitical front, for further cues on the markets near-term direction. Realty shares declined after advancing in the past trading session.<\/p>\n
At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex fell 406.24 points or 0.52% to 78,136.20. The Nifty 50 index dropped 135.30 points or 0.56% to 24,444.75.<\/p>\n
In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 0.14% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.20%.<\/p>\n
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,935 shares rose and 2,318 shares fell. A total of 211 shares were unchanged.<\/p>\n
The Nifty Realty index declined 0.63% to 892.30. The index rallied 1.35% in the past trading session.<\/p>\n
Godrej Properties (down 2.35%), DLF (down 1.01%), Anant Raj (down 0.74%), Sobha (down 0.47%), Brigade Enterprises (down 0.30%), Phoenix Mills (down 0.25%) and Prestige Estates Projects (down 0.06%) declined.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Aditya Birla Real Estate (up 0.47%), Lodha Developers (up 0.07%) and Oberoi Realty (up 0.01%) edged higher.<\/p>\n
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper was down up 0.49% to 6.799 as compared with the previous close of 6.766.<\/p>\n
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 95.4350 compared with its close of 95.3050 during the previous trading session.<\/p>\n
MCX Gold futures for the 5 October 2026 settlement rose 0.39% to Rs 1,53,702.<\/p>\n
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was up 0.05% to 99.75.<\/p>\n
The United States 10-year bond yield gained 0.74% to 4.733.<\/p>\n
In the commodities market, Brent crude for the October 2026 settlement jumped $2.05 or 2.34% to $89.77 a barrel.<\/p>\n
United Drilling Tools shed 0.28%. The company reported a 45.6% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 4.30 crore in Q1 FY27, compared with Rs 2.96 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from operations increased 8.9% year-on-year to Rs 34.49 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2026.<\/p>\n