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Midday Report- Markets down as West Asia tensions escalate

Indian equities trade lower on July 20, 2026, as investors remained cautious amid rising tensions in West Asia. Most sectoral indices were trading in the red, indicating a broadly weak market sentiment. Most sectors traded lower with banking and financial stocks leading the losses. Realty, auto, and IT shares also remained under pressure, while media stocks outperformed. Meanwhile, metals, pharma, PSU banks, oil & gas, healthcare, and chemical stocks posted modest gains.At 1.28 pm, Sensex slipped by 0.38% or 408 points to 77752. The Nifty dipped 0.52% or 93 points to 24,242.

Asian markets traded mixed as investors remained cautious amid rising West Asia tensions and concerns over higher crude oil prices.

European markets were set for a cautious to lower open, as escalating West Asia tensions and rising oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.