Indian Stocks Decrease 0.8% In Early Trading

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Stocks in India slipped during early trading Tuesday, as the BSE Sensex Index fell 0.8% to 75436.59.

Among Bombay Stock Exchange-listed companies with a market cap of at least 800 billion Indian rupees ($8.38 billion), JSW Energy is the biggest early laggard, plunging 7.2%, followed by shares of Infosys Ltd, which dropped 3.2%. Shares of Persistent Systems fell 2.9%.

Oil & Natural Gas is the biggest leader this morning, surging 5.1%, and Hindustan Zinc jumped 3.2%. Hindalco Industries rounds out the top three movers, as shares gained 2.0%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.2% to 94.99. The dollar weakened 0.1% against the rupee to 95.48 rupees.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Indian government bond yield increased 1.7 basis points to 7.047%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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May 12, 2026 00:11 ET (04:11 GMT)

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