Indian Stock Market Plunges on Global Tensions and Oil Price Concerns

Stock Market Today 11 May, 2026: Stress in global politics and concerns over rising crude oil prices had a direct impact on the Indian stock market today. On the first day of the week, Monday, the market started trading with a big fall. BSE SENSEX 690.1 opened with a big fall of 76 638.09 points, while NSE NIFTY 50 index also opened with a loss of 205.9 points, below 24,000, at 23 970.10 points. On the other hand, on Friday of the previous week, the market was also closed in the red zone, when SENSEX 516 and NIFTY 150 points fell. Today's start was very disappointing. 27 out of 30 shares in the SENSEX opened in the red, while only 2 shares were up. NTPC's stock opened unchanged. NIFTY 50 was also in the same position.