Sectoral Snapshot Today, September 15, 2026: Realty Crashes, Financials And Autos Slide, IT Bucks Trend

Mumbai, September 15: Indian sectoral indices ended broadly lower on Tuesday as crude oil prices remained elevated. The Nifty slipped 279.50 points, or 1.19%, to 23,118.60, while the Sensex fell 777.94 points, or 1.04%, to 74,003.82.  

The Nifty Realty index emerged as the worst-performing sectoral gauge, falling around 4%. Auto, consumer durables, energy, metals, media and PSU Bank indices each declined around 2%. The Nifty IT index was the only major sectoral index to buck the trend. 

Realty Stocks Bear The Brunt 

Realty stocks came under heavy selling pressure as investors turned cautious amid the broader market correction and rising global yields. 

DLF (down 3.7%), Godrej Properties (5%), Prestige Estates Projects (5.4%), and Lodha Developers (4.7%) were among the prominent decliners. The sector remains sensitive to borrowing costs and interest-rate expectations. 

IT Bucks Broader Sell-Off 

Information technology stocks emerged as the strongest sector, with the Nifty IT index gaining around 2% after global AI executives called for a more measured pace of development.  

HCL Technologies, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra and Wipro were among the top Nifty gainers. HCL Technologies led the pack, rising 4%, while Infosys and TCS were up 3.8% and 2.3%, respectively. 

The IT sector’s outperformance provided some support to the benchmarks but was not enough to offset losses across most other sectors. 

Auto, Consumer Durables Slide 

Auto stocks were among the major sectoral laggards, with the Nifty Auto index declining around 2%. Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and Eicher Motors were among the key stocks under pressure. 

Consumer durables stocks also declined around 2% as investors remained cautious amid the broader risk-off mood. Higher crude prices and concerns over inflation added to the pressure on consumption-linked stocks. 

Metals, Energy, Media Under Pressure 

Metal stocks fell around 2%. Pipe solutions firm Welspun Corp fell 9.8% while Adani Enterprises declined 4.3%. Hindustan Copper fell 4.3%. 

Energy stocks also declined around 2% as crude oil prices remained elevated. Oil to telecom giant Reliance Industries declined 1.8%. 

The Nifty Media index fell around 2%, while the PSU Bank index also declined around 2% as selling spread across economically sensitive sectors. 

Financials Remain Weak 

Financial stocks also remained under pressure as investors assessed the impact of higher crude prices and global bond yields on the domestic interest-rate outlook. The Nifty Financial Services index fell around 1.8%. 

Shriram Finance was among the biggest Nifty losers, while Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv and ICICI Bank also faced selling pressure. HDFC Bank, however, bucked the trend and gained 1.2% after the lender submitted two candidates to the Reserve Bank of India for the position of CEO. 

Broader Market Underperforms 

The sell-off was more pronounced in the broader market, with both the Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap indices falling more than 2%. The sharp decline in market breadth reflected the extent of selling beyond the large-cap universe. 

Among individual Nifty stocks, Bharat Electronics, Shriram Finance, Adani Enterprises, InterGlobe Aviation and Grasim Industries were the biggest losers. On the other hand, HCL Technologies, Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Wipro were the top gainers. 

Overall, the session was marked by broad-based risk aversion, with IT emerging as the sole major sectoral bright spot while realty, auto, consumer durables, energy, metals, media and PSU banks bore the brunt of selling. 

Source

• NSE
• BSE