Sensex, Nifty open lower as Iran war, outflows weigh heavy

Stocks opened lower on Tuesday as persistent anxiety around the war in the Middle East and unprecedented foreign outflows pressured markets.

The Nifty ⁠50 ​fell 0.66% to 23,229.15, while the BSE Sensex shed 0.43% to 73,945.20, as of ​9:15 ​a.m. IST. They had ⁠dropped 2.7% and 2.9%, respectively, in the last ‌four sessions.

Fifteen of the 16 major sectors logged losses. The broader small-caps and mid-caps lost 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively.

Brent crude hovered around $94 per ⁠barrel ⁠amid stalled peace talks between the U.S. and ⁠Iran to ‌resolve the three-month-old ​war that has pushed ‌energy prices higher, raising inflation concerns.

Foreign investors sold ‌shares worth ​39.12 ​billion rupees ($411.8 ​million) on Monday, provisional data showed. ​They have offloaded $26.4 billion worth ⁠of shares so far in 2026, surpassing 2025’s record annual ‌outflow ⁠of $18.91 billion.