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Sensex and Nifty open flat amid rising crude oil prices

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gaining
63.36 points
75,566.21
21.90 points
23,430.70
as the top
3.49%

Benchmark indices opened flat on Tuesday, with the S&P BSE Sensex gaining 63.36 points to 75,566.21 and the NSE Nifty50 up 21.90 points to 23,430.70. Elevated crude oil prices, influenced by ongoing Middle East conflict, are impacting investor sentiment. IT stocks lagged, while Eternal Ltd rose 3.49% as the top gainer.

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The market after the news

ETERNAL closed +3.4% on the day of the news, from ₹234.63 to ₹242.54; Nifty +0.8% over the same session; futures OI −8.2%.

Bulletin at 07:09 IST on 18 Mar 2026. Every change is measured from ₹234.63, the last close before it, on 17 Mar. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • ETERNAL close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
ETERNAL closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it207.88234.63261.38axis spans 26%before the news · 17 Mar234.63Nifty 50ETERNALbulletinD0+1+3+511 Mar23 Mar6 AprFutures open interest, lotspeak 1.3 LReference close ₹234.63. 16 sessions from 11 Mar to 6 Apr; the price axis spans 26 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before17 Mar₹234.63basebase
On the day18 Mar₹242.54▲ +3.4%▲ +0.8%+2.5 pp difference
+1 session19 Mar₹228.74▼ −2.5%▼ −2.5%−0.1 pp difference
+3 sessions23 Mar₹226.96▼ −3.3%▼ −4.5%+1.3 pp difference
+5 sessions25 Mar₹242.18▲ +3.2%▼ −1.2%+4.4 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▲ +0.5%+1.17 on 18 Mar
Day's range, % · ₹
3.9%≈ 9.2 high to low
Volume on the day
1.40×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −8.2%−9,800 lots · short covering · price +3.4%
Futures OI open, lots
1.1 L18 Mar · 30 Mar expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−0.15−0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.72from 0.64 the session before
Max pain
245from 240 the session before

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