Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak
Sensex and Nifty gain on Wednesday, recovering from previous day's losses.
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What this story says
- The Indian stock market ended a two-session losing streak on Wednesday.
- Sensex gained 333 points to close at 74,336, and Nifty 50 rose 99 points to end near 23,218.
- Broader markets, including Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100, remained in the red.
- ITC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Trent shares saw gains of around 2%, while TCS shares fell about 3%.
Who covered it
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Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
20/100
17 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 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.
The Indian stock market recovered on Wednesday, breaking a two-day losing streak. The benchmark Sensex index gained 333 points to close at 74,336, and the Nifty 50 rose 99 points, ending the session near 23,218. This rebound followed a significant decline on the previous day that saw market capitalisation drop by more than Rs 9 lakh crore. Despite the overall market gains, broader market indices such as the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 remained in negative territory, with the latter falling 0.18%.
Several key stocks contributed to the day's gains. ITC, State Bank of India (SBI), Axis Bank, and Trent shares each increased by approximately 2%. Conversely, the technology sector faced downward pressure, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares falling around 3%, and Infosys and Tech Mahindra shares declining by more than 1%. Sectoral performance was mixed: the Nifty FMCG index rose over 1.6%, and the Nifty PSU Bank index gained more than 1.4%. In contrast, the Nifty IT index tumbled by approximately 1.6%.
Market breadth
The overall market breadth remained negative. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), there were 1,855 advancing stocks compared to 1,688 declining stocks, with 119 stocks remaining unchanged. The Nifty Midcap index ended unchanged, while the Nifty Smallcap index ended marginally lower, according to reports.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports or digests mention the specific reason for the two-day losing streak that preceded Wednesday's gains, nor do they detail the Rs 9 lakh crore figure for market capitalisation loss reported by the centre-rated outlet. The right-rated reports also do not mention the specific number of advancing and declining stocks on the NSE, a detail included in the centre-rated report.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 16 Sept 2026, 12:30, and will add the sides that appear.
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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from The Economic Times highlighted the market's recovery, noting that the Sensex gained 333 points to close at 74,336, and the Nifty 50 rose 99 points to end near 23,218. It also mentioned that broader markets remained in the red, with Nifty Midcap 100 down marginally and Nifty Smallcap 100 falling 0.18%. The report detailed that ITC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Trent shares gained around 2% each, while TCS shares fell around 3% and Infosys and Tech Mahindra shares fell more than 1% each. Sectoral performance was noted, with Nifty FMCG gaining more than 1.6% and Nifty PSU Bank rising over 1.4%, while Nifty IT tumbled around 1.6%. The report also stated that overall market breadth remained negative, with NSE seeing 1,855 declines against 1,688 advances.
Right
6 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports from Times of India, Latestly, India Today, ABP News, The Hindu Business Line, and Moneycontrol focused on the market's rebound after a two-day slide. These reports consistently stated that the Sensex gained approximately 333 points to close at 74,336, and the Nifty 50 rose about 99 points to end near 23,218. Several reports mentioned specific gainers like ITC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Trent, with gains around 2%. The decline in IT stocks, including TCS, Infosys, and Tech Mahindra, was also noted. Sectoral performance was highlighted, with FMCG and PSU Banks leading gains, while IT stocks dragged. Some reports also mentioned that broader markets remained in the red or ended marginally lower. The Hindu Business Line noted that metals and FMCG sectors lent support while IT stocks were a drag. Moneycontrol reported that except for IT and pharma, all other sectoral indices ended in the green.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 14% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak biased?
- Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Indian Stock Market Snaps Losing Streak?
- 17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How did the Indian stock market perform on Wednesday?
- The Indian stock market ended its two-day losing streak on Wednesday. The Sensex gained 333 points to close at 74,336, and the Nifty 50 rose 99 points to end near 23,218, recovering some of the previous day's losses.
- Which sectors performed well and which underperformed?
- The Nifty FMCG and Nifty PSU Bank indices saw gains, rising over 1.6% and 1.4% respectively. Conversely, the Nifty IT index tumbled around 1.6%, with TCS shares falling about 3% and Infosys and Tech Mahindra shares declining by more than 1%.
- What was the performance of broader markets?
- Broader markets remained in the red on Wednesday. The Nifty Midcap 100 was down marginally, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 fell by 0.18%. The Nifty midcap index ended unchanged, while the smallcap index ended marginally lower.
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
6- Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty Rebound As FMCG, Realty and PSU Banks Lead Gains | 📰 LatestLY (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- Sensex, Nifty end higher after 2-day slide; UPI-linked stocks rally, IT drags (opens India Today in a new tab)
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- Dalal Street Ends Higher As Sensex Rises Over 300 Points, Nifty Tests 23,200 (opens ABP News in a new tab)
- Sensex, Nifty hold morning gains at midday; IT drags as metals, FMCG shine ahead of Fed call (opens The Hindu Business Line in a new tab)
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- Sensex rises 400 points, Nifty nears 23,250 as investors await Fed meeting outcome. What to expect? (opens Times of India in a new tab)
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- Closing Bell: Market snaps 2-day fall; Sensex up 333 pts, Nifty above 23,200 (opens Moneycontrol in a new tab)
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10- Stock Market Today: Sensex Rises 333 Pts, Nifty Above 23,200; ITC, Axis Bank Lead Gains (opens APAC Digital News Network in a new tab)
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- Stock Market on a Roll! Two-Day Decline Halted, Sensex Rose 332 Points, Nifty Crossed 23,200 - India TV Hindi (opens India TV Hindi Hindi in a new tab)
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- Markets rebound on value buying; Sensex climbs nearly 333 pts, Nifty ends above 23,200 - OrissaPOST (opens Orissa POST in a new tab)
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- Indian Markets Recover After Two-Day Slide as FMCG and Banking Stocks Gain - Business News Week (opens businessnewsweek.in in a new tab)
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- Sensex, Nifty rebound as FMCG, realty and PSU banks lead gains (opens India News Australia in a new tab)
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- Sensex, Nifty rebound as FMCG, realty and PSU banks lead gains (opens Indian Abroad News in a new tab)
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- Sensex, Nifty rebound as FMCG, realty and PSU banks lead gains (opens bhaskarlive.in in a new tab)
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- Sensex jumps over 330 points, Nifty above 23200 (opens ChiniMandi in a new tab)
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- Sensex, Nifty rebound as FMCG, realty and PSU banks lead gains (opens Social News XYZ in a new tab)
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- Sensex Today: BSE Sensex Rises Over 380 Points As Oil, Fed Decision Remain In Focus-What Should Investors Watch (opens The Sunday Guardian Live in a new tab)
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