India, Aug. 7 -- Stock Market Today Live Updates: Indian equity markets witnessed downward movement on August 7, 2026, as both the benchmark indexes opened with a gap-down and were struggling under the weight of rising tensions in the Middle East.

Sectoral-wise, the BSE IT index saw a rise of 1.60%, and the Auto Index rose by 0.96%. The FMCG sector was also moving in the positive zone, but the banking and telecom stocks continued to see selling pressure. The broader market was resilient with 1,785 stocks posting gains against 1,489 losing stocks on the BSE. Furthermore, the India VIX also went up by 2.55%.

India Stock Market Performance (August 7, 2026): NSE Nifty Opens Down While BSE Sensex Opened Lower

The Indian stock market traded ...