MUMBAI, 16 September 2026 — The Sensex opened at 74,249.31 points on Wednesday, a rise of 245.49 points, or 0.33%, from Tuesday’s 74,003.82 finish. The opening and prior close agree between Yahoo Finance’s dated daily data and the morning ANI report carried by WebIndia123.
A later quote, not the final result
The delayed Yahoo observation timestamped 14:17:29 IST showed 74,351.91. That was 348.09 points, or 0.47%, above Tuesday and 102.60 points above the opening. The timestamp belongs to the quote itself; it should not be confused with the later time at which this report was prepared.
The reported range extended from 73,981.33 to 74,505.86. The low undercut Tuesday’s close by 22.49 points, while the afternoon observation remained 153.95 points below the high. Thus a retained daily gain did not mean the opening advance had held throughout every part of the session.
How much of Tuesday was recovered?
Tuesday removed 777.94 points from the preceding 74,781.76 close. At the cited afternoon reading, the Sensex had regained about 44.7% of that loss. Another 429.85 points would have been needed simply to return to the earlier closing level; this is arithmetic context, not a forecast or trading target.
The Sensex is a 30-company, free-float-market-capitalization benchmark. Its numerical point change cannot be compared directly with Nifty’s smaller point scale, and the two vendor observations in this reporting batch were not simultaneous. No precise same-time performance ranking is implied.
Closing data remains pending
The BSE’s normal continuous equity session runs until 15:30 IST. This opening report preserves the fixed morning level and a clearly identified afternoon follow-through. A separate completed-session report is needed once the closing result becomes available. All quoted levels are index points rather than rupee prices of a purchasable share.