Indian markets open higher as RBI holds rates and crude oil prices dip
Sensex rises 201 points in early trade while Nifty stays above 24,600 after central bank maintains policy rate
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Indian markets open higher as RBI holds rates and crude oil prices dip
Photograph: The Hindu (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The BSE Sensex climbed 201.43 points to 78,782.43 in opening trade on 6 August 2026, while the NSE Nifty rose 16.35 points to 24,641.
- The Reserve Bank of India kept its policy repo rate at 5.25% for the fourth consecutive meeting, citing stable inflation and upgraded growth forecasts.
- Brent crude traded 0.13% lower at $79.35 a barrel, easing pressure on energy costs.
- Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth ₹943.42 crore on 5 August 2026, exchange data showed.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
74/100
Craft
68/100
Hype
32/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Indian stock markets opened higher on 6 August 2026. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 201.43 points to 78,782.43 in early trade, while the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 16.35 points to 24,641. The gains followed a decision by the Reserve Bank of India the previous day to leave its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 5.25% for the fourth consecutive meeting.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 0.13% lower at $79.35 a barrel. Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth ₹943.42 crore on 5 August 2026, according to exchange data. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to retain the policy stance as neutral and raised its GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 6.7%, while lowering its inflation projection to 5%.
What the reports disagree on
The Hindu reported that the market rise was driven by lower crude oil prices and buying in Reliance Industries. The Times of India said the gains came amid hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the Middle East crisis and a better-than-expected first-quarter earnings season. The Times of India also quoted US President Donald Trump saying talks with Iran were progressing well, a detail not mentioned in other reports.
What the coverage left out
No centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the Reserve Bank of India’s upgraded GDP forecast or its lowered inflation projection. The Hindu was the only report to detail the new auction mechanism for shares with futures and options contracts, which began on 3 August 2026.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 6 Aug 2026, 07:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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Indian Stock Market Buzz
Times of India — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The Hindu led on the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to maintain the policy rate and its upgraded growth forecast. It quoted RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra saying the next move on interest rates would be data-dependent. The report also noted the introduction of a new auction mechanism for shares with futures and options contracts, which began on 3 August 2026. It listed Reliance Industries, Titan and Asian Paints as major gainers, and Power Grid and Axis Bank as laggards.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
5 rated outlets
- All five right-rated digests led on the market’s rise in early trade, with four of them mentioning the Nifty holding above 24,600. The Times of India’s full report framed the gains as driven by hopes for a US-Iran peace deal and strong corporate earnings. It quoted US President Donald Trump saying negotiations with Iran were “working out quite well” and listed Tata Steel, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel as top gainers. The Financial Express digest noted Power Grid Corporation falling 1.5%, while India Today’s digest said the RBI’s rate pause and softer crude prices supported sentiment.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
5- Sensex up 150 points, Nifty above 24,600 as trades below $80/bbl; Power Grid Corp falls 1.5% (opens Financial Express in a new tab)
Financial Express
- Indian Markets Open Flat Amid Easing Oil Prices; Sensex Opens 201 Points Higher, Nifty Holds Above 24,600 (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- Sensex, Nifty edge up after RBI pause as crude oil prices soften (opens India Today in a new tab)
India Today — is India Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 6 August, 2026 Stock Market Updates: Sensex gains 201 points, Nifty holds 24,600 amid buying in tech stocks (opens India TV News in a new tab)
India TV News — is India TV News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Sensex rises 200 points, Nifty above 24,600 amid US-Iran peace hopes. What lies ahead? (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
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