Q2 results 2026, Oct. 12 -- Indian equity markets came under intense selling pressure on Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty dropping more than 1,200 points from their intraday highs.

Investors turned cautious and booked profits after Friday's recovery brought an end to the benchmark indices' longest weekly losing streak in 25 years.

With now September quarter earnings season beginning, market investors will now be looking for signs of a recovery in corporate profitability to arrest the ongoing correction in the Sensex and Nifty.

Persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, valuation adjustments and global macroeconomic uncertainties have weighed on investor sentiment, making quarterly earnings a key trigger for the market's...