Indian stock benchmarks Sensex and Nifty advanced in early trading on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, supported by foreign investor inflows and crude oil prices returning to pre-conflict levels amid easing tensions in West Asia.
The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 176 points to 78,461.16 at the open. The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 34.1 points to 24,464.45.
Gainers among Sensex stocks included Titan, Infosys, Eternal, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech and Tata Consultancy Services.
Trent dropped 9.8 percent, while Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Electronics, ITC and Tata Steel also declined.
Foreign institutional investors bought equities worth 243.03 crore rupees on Monday, according to exchange data.
Brent crude traded at 72.45 dollars per barrel.
Analyst V.K. Vijayakumar said the market shows clear signs of an uptrend, with crude price increases and sustained foreign selling now reversed.
He noted that while foreign buying is not yet strong, the shift from selling to purchasing marks a significant change likely to continue on fundamentals.
In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi fell 7 percent, and indices in Japan, Shanghai and Hong Kong also traded lower.
U.S. markets closed higher on Monday.
On the previous day, the Sensex rose 521.16 points to close at 78,285.07, and the Nifty gained 159.50 points to finish at 24,430.35.
