Indian Markets Fall on US-Iran Tensions, Crude Oil Prices

Indian equity markets fell on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, as a renewed escalation in the US-Iran standoff and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. The benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 139.96 points to trade at 77,235.23, while the NSE Nifty 50 fell 66.75 points to 24,162.50 during the session. The downturn followed a previous session where both indices closed lower, with the Sensex settling at 77,369.11 on Monday, August 24. The market weakness was attributed to the announcement of a new US sanctions campaign against Iran, described by officials as an "Economic D-Day.