Stock Market Live Updates Today: Markets open flat as Sensex gains 104 points; Nifty opens at 24,278

Stock market today Sensex down 62 points in early trade; trades at 77,411 The BSE Sensex was down 62.25 points, or 0.08%, at 77,410.69 in early trade. The index had opened at 77,576.76 and touched an early high of 77,694.97..Stock market today: Nifty opens 70 points higher at 24,278 The NSE Nifty 50 opened 69.85 points, or 0.29%, higher at 24,277.60, against the previous close of 24,207.75..Stock market today: Sensex opens mildly higher by 104 points at 77,577 The BSE Sensex opened 103.82 points, or 0.13%, higher at 77,576.76, against the previous close of 77,472.94..Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for August 27, 2026 - check list Vedanta, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL), and Ashok Leyland - Aakash K Hindocha, Vice President - Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group/Nuvama Wealth has picked these as the top stocks to buy on August 27, 2026. Read full story .Indian shares set to rise as easing oil, Nvidia boost sentiment Indian shares are set for a higher open as easing crude prices and strong Nvidia earnings lift global risk sentiment. GIFT Nifty indicated a positive start for the Nifty 50, which closed at 24,207.75 on Wednesday. Brent fell 0.5% to $87.50 as hopes of progress on the Strait of Hormuz eased supply concerns. Foreign investors also remained net buyers for a third straight session, while domestic institutions continued to support the market..Bond yield surge drives foreign investors to sell Japanese stocks Foreign investors sold a net 764.1 billion yen ($4.8 billion) of Japanese equities in the week ended August 22, the biggest weekly outflow in nearly two months, as surging global bond yields hit technology and growth stocks. Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched a three-decade high of 2.945%, while shares of Tokyo Electron, Kioxia and SoftBank fell sharply..Asian stocks rise for third day as Nvidia earnings lift tech shares Asian stocks climbed for a third straight day after Nvidia beat quarterly revenue estimates and issued a stronger-than-expected forecast, boosting chipmakers across the region. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan rose 0.7%, while South Korea’s KOSPI gained 1.5% and Taiwan rose 0.9%. The gains came despite firmer US inflation data, which could complicate expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September..India stocks seen lagging 2026 levels by mid-2027 as foreign investors exit Nifty 50 is expected to end 2026 at 25,556, just 5% above its August 26 close, according to a Reuters poll of 28 analysts. The forecast was the lowest median for end-2026 since polling began, with foreign investors selling about Rs 2.4 trillion this year. A weaker rupee, high crude prices and stronger opportunities elsewhere in Asia are weighing on sentiment, despite robust corporate earnings and domestic SIP inflows..Japan’s Nikkei reverses early gains as Advantest drags; Topix inches higher Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.14% to 66,170.13, reversing early gains as chip-testing equipment maker Advantest fell 1.96%. The broader Topix rose 0.19% to 4,118.69, helped by value-buying and gains in banks. Advantest and SoftBank Group weighed on the Nikkei despite Nvidia’s nearly 5% rise in extended trading following its upbeat revenue forecast.