Indian Stock Market Update — 29 September 2026

Indian markets are under strong selling pressure today. Sensex was down over 600 points and Nifty slipped below 22,600, with rising crude oil prices, higher US Treasury yields and continued foreign selling weighing on sentiment. 📌 Stock in Focus: HCL Technologies (HCLTECH)

HCL Tech is in focus after the company announced the acquisition of ***** while investors are also tracking its ongoing business developments. The stock is among the companies being watched closely today. Market view: Volatility remains high, so traders should watch global cues, crude prices and market breadth before taking fresh positions. HCL Technologies (HCLTECH) — Latest News HCLTech’s software arm HCLSoftware plans to acquire Croatia-based ***** for €9 million, with the deal expected to close by the end of November 2026. The acquisition will add enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) capabilities to HCLSoftware’s HCL UnO Agentic AI platform. ***** reported €1.4 million revenue and €0.2 million net profit in 2025. HCLTech has also recently launched HCLTech Pulse for AI-led transformation and announced an ₹185 crore investment in an advanced semiconductor lab. On 29 September, HCLTECH was trading around ₹1,230–₹1,261 during the morning session, while the broader IT sector faced pressure amid weak market sentiment.