Sensex Closes at 73,124 on 23 October, Fourth Straight Fall, as Brent Hits 3.50

Dhan puts the BSE Sensex at 73,123.83 points at 5:00 pm on 23 October 2026, down 125.56 points or 0.17% from the previous close of 73,249.39. Trading Economics reports a close of 73,124. It was the index's fourth straight session of losses, according to Trading Economics.

Trading Economics ties the decline to concerns over rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions, and reports that Brent crude climbed to 3.50 a barrel. Goodreturns, in an outlook published at 17:33 IST on 24 October 2026, names elevated crude oil prices and persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) selling among the pressures on the market.

The Session Ran From 72,452 to 73,767 Points

Dhan records the day's low at 72,452.37 and its high at 73,766.51, a range of 1,314.14 points, or about 1.8% of the low. The index opened at 73,665.64. The close was about 671 points above the low and about 542 points below the open.

A Trading Economics headline story gives about 72,970 for the index on Friday, down roughly 0.4%, which differs from its close report of 73,124. Its headlines for the day describe concerns over rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions.

The Sensex tracks 30 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Constituents are weighted by free-float market capitalisation, which counts only shares available for trading. The base value was 100 on 1 April 1979, according to Wikipedia.

On the Dhan page, the 50-day moving average is 74,964.23 and the 52-week range is 71,292.88 to 86,159.02. The 23 October close sits below the first figure and above the 52-week low. Trading Economics's close report lists Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Adani Ports among the biggest losers, with Eternal, Tata Consultancy Services and Maruti Suzuki among the top gainers. Its two reports for the day give different percentages for some stocks. Tata Steel is shown at a 3.2% fall in the market summary and 3.12% in the close report.

Crude Oil and Foreign Selling Named as Pressures

Trading Economics reports Brent at about 3.50 a barrel during the session. Goodreturns puts Brent above 7 a barrel. The figures differ, and this report does not reconcile them.

Other Trading Economics headlines cite Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which raised supply worries, and fears of renewed US-Iran strikes that pushed oil above 3. The same page says high oil prices pose risks to India's import bill, inflation outlook and corporate margins.

Goodreturns describes persistent selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) but gives no figure for its size. Trading Economics reports that FIIs sold Indian equities worth 3.46 billion rupees, or ₹346 crore, on 22 October. That is the day before the 23 October session.

Weekly Losses Differ Slightly Between Sources

Trading Economics puts the Sensex's weekly decline at 2.1% through 23 October, after the index finished the week lower. Goodreturns gives 2.15% for the Sensex over the same week and 2.36% for the Nifty 50, which snapped a two-week winning streak. It also shows Bank Nifty down 2.79% to a four-week low, with considerable selling pressure in mid-, small- and micro-cap stocks.

It was the index's fourth straight session of losses.

What Is Not Yet Confirmed for 24 October

This report has no closing figure for the Sensex on 24 October, so 23 October is its latest session. Any move on 24 or 25 October remains unconfirmed.

Goodreturns' outlook for 26 to 30 October is a forecast. It says the Sensex and Nifty are likely to fall further amid elevated crude prices and persistent FII selling. It lists global bond yields, uncertainty over AI valuations and domestic liquidity concerns among the factors to watch.