India, Aug. 19 -- India Stock Market Today (August 19, 2026): The Indian stock market continued to struggle on Wednesday, as the Nifty 50 continued to lose its ground for the seventh consecutive day due to high crude oil prices, rising global bond yields and geopolitical tension. The Nifty 50 opened down by 2.85 points or 0.01% to 24,152.05, whereas the Sensex was 17.41 points down to 77,218.05.

Further declines occurred throughout the course of trading hours. During morning trades, the Nifty went below the 24,100 mark, while the Sensex went more than 300 points down. Reuters attributed the weakness to rising crude prices above $92 a barrel, tensions regarding the Strait of Hormuz and rising US Treasury yields. The Indian currency opened...