Stock Market Crash News Today Live: GIFT Nifty, Points To Negative Open For Nifty, Sensex; Brent Crude Surges 4% To Above $95 A Barrel

• HSBC said passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle retail demand remained resilient in May, while fuel-price hikes accelerated EV adoption.
• Nomura said growth remained healthy in passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and tractors, while commercial vehicle growth was slower.
• Both brokerages flagged cost pressures for automakers, with HSBC citing higher commodity prices and Nomura noting cost inflation as a key concern.

Axis Capital maintained its Reduce rating on Zee Entertainment with a target price of Rs 80. The brokerage said FIFA broadcasting rights for India could support ZEE5 subscriptions during the tournament, but advertising and subscription revenue upside may be limited by match timings.

• Morgan Stanley said the bottom may be behind Indian equities, with earnings growth expected to accelerate and valuations and sentiment moderating from earlier levels.
• The brokerage said the long-term investment case remains intact despite AI-related concerns.
• Morgan Stanley said it prefers domestic cyclicals over defensives and export-oriented sectors. It is overweight on financials, consumer discretionary and industrials, and underweight on energy, materials, utilities and healthcare.

• HSBC said passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle retail volumes remained resilient in May. It said fuel price hikes supported EV adoption, with e2W penetration at 9.3% and e4W penetration at 6.6%.
• Nomura said two-wheeler and passenger vehicle sales saw growth, while commercial vehicle growth was slower. It said tractor demand momentum remained strong.
• HSBC said commodity indices for two-wheelers and four-wheelers rose 14% and 13% from Q4 levels. Nomura said most OEMs flagged 300–400 basis points of cost pressure in Q1 FY27.

Hero MotoCorp’s total sales rose 12.3% year-on-year to 5.7 lakh units in May, matching estimates. Domestic sales rose 9.8% to 5.4 lakh units, while exports increased 78% to 33,284 units.

• US President Donald Trump criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s escalation in Lebanon in a call on Monday, Axios reported, citing two US officials and another source briefed on the call.
• Axios said Trump warned Netanyahu that bombing Beirut would further isolate Israel globally.
• The report quoted Trump as telling Netanyahu, “You’re f****** crazy,” and “What the f*** are you doing?” during the call.

• BNP Paribas Financial bought 8.9 lakh shares of Lloyds Metals, while Morgan Stanley Asia sold the same number of shares at Rs 1,802.10 apiece.
• Morgan Stanley bought 50 lakh shares of CGCL at Rs 192.50 apiece. Gainful Multitrade and Samvrudhi Tradesol were the sellers.
• Unico Global Opportunities Fund bought 1.5 crore shares of Indiabulls Enterprises at Rs 21 apiece, while ACM Global Fund sold the shares.

• Promoter President of India sold 12.33 crore shares of Coal India, while promoter Khandepar Investments sold 22 lakh shares of Ravindra Energy.
• Paisalo Digital promoter group entities bought shares, with Sulabhya Paramita Trust purchasing 28 lakh shares and Santanu Agarwal buying 18 lakh shares.
• Paisalo Digital promoter Sunil Purushottam Agarwal also bought 18 lakh shares, while Zuari Maroc Phosphates bought 80,000 shares of Paradeep Phosphates.

• Nifty futures traded 1.22% lower at 23,459.90, at a premium of 77 points.
• For the June 2 options expiry, the highest Call open interest was at 24,000 and the highest Put open interest was at 23,000.
• Amber and Kaynes were in the F&O ban period.

• Sakar Healthcare, Supriya Lifescience and Wockhardt were shortlisted under the short-term ASM framework.
• Fineotex Chemical was shortlisted under the long-term ASM framework.
• Fineotex Chemical, Fusion Finance, Sharda Cropchem and Suven Life Sciences will be excluded from the ASM framework.

• NHPC’s OFS opens for non-retail investors today at a floor price of Rs 71 per share. Ola Electric opened its QIP issue at a floor price of Rs 37.74 per share, while ACME Solar opened its QIP issue at Rs 294.13 per share.
• Wipro’s arm will acquire an additional 20% stake in Aggne Global for $28.5 million. Emami completed the acquisition of a 59.69% stake in IncNut Digital, and Paytm Cloud invested another 9 million euros in Paytm Europe.
• Anant Raj will invest Rs 25,000 crore in Haryana for a data centre and cloud services project. Canara Bank named Brajesh Kumar Singh as MD and CEO, while PNC Infratech received a Rs 194 crore order for a flyover project in Lucknow.

• NMDC’s iron ore production rose to 5.31 million tonnes in May from 4.43 million tonnes a year earlier, while sales declined to 4.04 million tonnes from 4.34 million tonnes.
• Coal India offered 257.42 lakh tonnes of coal and coal products in May and allocated 84.20 lakh tonnes under the SWMA e-auction.
• Maruti Suzuki’s total production rose 17.4% year-on-year to 2.3 lakh units, while Force Motors’ total sales fell 15.4% to 2,614 units.

• S&P 500 futures fell 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.3%.
• Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 122 points, or 0.2%.

• Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.06%, while South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.63%.
• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was little changed, and China’s Shanghai Composite slipped 0.01%.

• The Lebanese presidency said Hezbollah had agreed to a US proposal for a mutual halt in attacks across Lebanon.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would continue military operations in southern Lebanon.
• Netanyahu said Israel would strike targets in Beirut if Hezbollah did not stop attacking Israeli cities and citizens.

US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were continuing. He said he expected an agreement over the next week to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

• Iranian state media reported that the government halted talks with the US on ending the Middle East conflict, citing Israel’s actions in Lebanon.
• The report followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments that he had ordered strikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut.

Brent crude for August delivery traded near $95 a barrel after rising 4.2% in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate traded near $92 a barrel.

GIFT Nifty traded at 23,297, compared with Monday’s Nifty 50 close of 23,382.60. The early indicator pointed to a lower start for Indian equities.