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Informist, Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026

 

By Arundathi A R

 

MUMBAI – A surge in crude oil prices to an over four-year high pulled down headline equity indices that closed nearly 1% lower Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the US Navy's blockade of Iran's ports could last months. The extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz pushed crude oil prices, denting market sentiment. The domestic equity market will be shut Friday on account of Maharashtra Day.

 

Trump said the blockade was a success and urged Tehran to "just give up", Al Jazeera reported. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's 

parliament speaker, dismissed the US' economic pressure campaign as the Iranian military warned its restraint so far has been "intended to give diplomacy a chance." At 1534 IST, the June futures contract of Brent crude oil was trading nearly 2% lower at $116.15 per barrel. Crude oil prices had breached $120 a barrel mark intraday.

 

Only 10 stocks in the Nifty 50 index gained. The Nifty 50 settled at 23997.55, down 0.7% or 180.10 points. The BSE Sensex closed at 76913.50, down 0.8% or 582.86 points. The 50-stock index slipped below the 24000 level. India VIX signalled the rise in nervousness among investors, and settled nearly 6% higher at 18.4600.

 

Broader market indices also closed lower. All midcap indices ended around 1% lower and smallcap indices closed 0.5% down. Among the sectoral indices, only two ended with marginal gains. The Nifty Metal clocked the biggest loss among sectoral peers during the session and closed over 2% lower.

 

Hindustan Unilever was in the spotlight, as the Nifty 50 constituent detailed its March quarter earnings. Shares of HUL ended nearly 3% lower and were one among the major laggards in the index. The stock fell despite the company announcing strong quarterly results. HUL reported the highest revenue growth in the past 12 quarters at INR 157.33 billion. The consumer goods major reported a 17% on-year rise in its net profit at INR 29.38 billion. The net profit surpassed the Street's estimate while the revenue missed it for the reporting quarter. 

 

Vedanta ended the session over 6% lower after its shares traded at a new adjusted price following the company's demerger into five different entities -- Vedanta Aluminium Metal, Talwandi Sabo Power, Malco Energy, and Vedanta Iron and Steel and the existing entity Vedanta Ltd.

 

Banking and financial services stocks, and consumer durables companies' stocks were the other major laggards in the Nifty 50. Axis Bank, Shriram Finance, Jio Financial Services, and State Bank Of India were down around 2?ch. Other than HUL, Tata Consumer Products also ended nearly 2% lower.

 

In the Nifty 200 as well as Nifty 500 indices, Waaree Energies ended as the biggest laggard, down almost 11%. Shares of Waaree Energies fell despite the company reporting a 71% on-year growth in its consolidated net profit for the March quarter. The bottom line of the company came in at INR 10.61 billion, and was slightly lower than the analysts' estimate of INR 10.89 billion.

 

After reporting an on-year widening in its net loss for Jan-Mar, shares of HEG ended over 9% lower. The stock was one among the key losers in the Nifty 500 index. The company reported a net loss of INR 1.63 billion for the quarter, higher than INR 616.8 million loss reported in the year-ago quarter.

 

Shares of Bajaj Auto turned positive intraday to end nearly 5% higher after it informed the exchanges that the company's board will meet on May 6 to consider a proposal to buy back equity shares. The stock ended as the top gainer in both Nifty 50 and Nifty 200. 

 

Information technology stocks Infosys and Tech Mahindra were the other gainers in the 50-stock index, up around 1%. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries ended as the second-biggest gainer in the index, up nearly 2%. The Nifty IT index and Nifty Pharma index were the sole gainers among sectoral indices, which were flat to 0.4% higher.

 

Cemindia Projects hit its upper circuit of 20% at INR 815.25 and ended as the major gainer in the Nifty 500 index. The company's consolidated Jan-Mar net profit doubled on year to INR 2.42 billion. Its top line rose over 17% on year to INR 29.73 billion.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 10 rose and 40 fell

* Of the Sensex stocks, 8 rose and 22 fell

* On the NSE, 1,295 stocks rose, 1,976 fell, and 98 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 1,649 stocks rose, 2,532 fell, and 165 were unchanged
* Nifty Metal: down 2.1%; Nifty PSU Bank: down 1.7%; Nifty IT: up 0.4%

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BSE                                                NSE

Sensex: 76913.50, down 582.86 points or 0.8%       Nifty 50: 23997.55, down 180.10 points or 0.7%

 

S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 86159.02 (Dec. 1, 2025)	: Lifetime High: 26373.20 (Jan. 5, 2026)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26328.55 (Jan. 2, 2026)
2026 1st day close: 85188.60 (Jan. 1)	: 2026 1st day close: 26146.55 (Jan. 1)
2026 Closing High: 85762.01 (Jan. 2)	: 2026 Closing High: 26328.55 (Jan. 2)
2026 Closing Low: 71947.55 (Mar. 30)	: 2026 Closing Low: 22331.40 (Mar. 30)
2026 High (intraday): 85883.50 (Jan. 5)	: 2026 High (intraday): 26373.20 (Jan. 5)
2026 Low (intraday): 71545.81 (Apr. 1)	: 2026 Low (intraday): 22182.55 (Apr.2)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 85720.38 (Nov. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 26215.55 (Nov. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 86159.02 (Dec. 1)	: 2025 High (intraday): 26325.80 (Dec.1)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

 

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Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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