New Delhi, 13 April (H.S.):

Domestic equities staged a valiant recovery from intraday troughs on April 13, 2026, yet succumbed to late selling pressure, erasing gains and inflicting ₹2.10 lakh crore losses on investors.

Benchmark indices opened sharply lower—Sensex down ~2% at 75,937 amid ~2% Nifty plunge to 23,590—before aggressive buying propelled Sensex 1,195 points higher to 77,063 and Nifty 352 points to 23,907 by 3 PM. Intra-day settlement triggered reversals, closing Sensex 702 points (0.91%) lower at 76,848 and Nifty 208 points (0.86%) down at 23,843.

West Asia's ceasefire talks collapse fueled global unease, though buyers mitigated steeper declines.

Sectoral Bloodbath and Selective Resilience

Auto sector bled heaviest (Nifty Auto -2.09%), trailed by IT, FMCG, and Oil & Gas (>1% falls); Banking, Capital Goods, Consumer Durables, Healthcare, Metal, PSE, and Tech also closed red. Power and Telecom bucked the trend with buying support. Broader markets wavered: Nifty Midcap -0.57%, Smallcap -0.46% despite rebounds.

BSE market cap shrank to ₹449.13 lakh crore from Friday's ₹451.23 lakh crore. NSE saw 2,984 active stocks: 1,140 gainers, 1,844 decliners. Sensex: 3 up, 27 down; Nifty 50: 12 up, 38 down.

Top Gainers: HDFC Life (+2.47%), ICICI Bank (+2.21%), Adani Enterprises (+2.02%), NTPC (+1.60%), TMPV (+0.85%).

Top Losers: Eicher Motors (-5.04%), Maruti Suzuki (-4.62%), InterGlobe Aviation (-2.79%), Bajaj Finance (-2.77%), Reliance Industries (-2.60%).

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar