Sensex and Nifty snapped a three-day rally on Thursday, with the Sensex falling 504 points to 83,314 and Nifty dropping 133 points to 25,643. Heavy selling in metal, IT, and capital goods stocks, along with global market weakness and US-Iran tensions, dampened investor sentiment ahead of the RBI’s policy announcement

Indian markets rose for the third straight session on Thursday, boosted by the Economic Survey projecting 6.8–7.2 percent GDP growth and a 4.4 percent fiscal deficit for FY26. Sensex up 0.27 percent, Nifty gained 0.3 percent, led by metal and infrastructure stocks, while healthcare and FMCG lagged