S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketThe BSE Sensex dropped 592 points, or 0.7%, to 81,752 in morning trade on Thursday, erasing gains from the previous two sessions as traders grew cautious ahead of the Union Budget 2026 due this weekend. Traders also continued to brace for the Q3 earnings season. However, a trade agreement between India and the EU capped the fall. Most sectors traded in the red, including auto, tech, banking, and financial services. By contrast, metal stocks rose 1.3% on hopes of a rise in infrastructure spending in this year’s budget, with gains from Tata Steel (1.9%) and JSW Steel (0.9%). Among the biggest laggards were Maruti Suzuki (-2.4%), Asian Paints (-2.3%), Mahindra & Mahindra (-2.3%), Titan (-2.1%), and Hindustan Unilever (-2.1%).
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