Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | $NIFTY closed below 24,250, $SENSEX fell 183 pts. Morning gains got erased. A suspected fat-finger trade dumped Nifty 271 pts at the closing auction.

$AXISBANK is set to raise $700M through an ECB swap facility. $USDINR strengthened to 95.41 as oil cooled. Funding tailwind plus firmer rupee. $LUMINO raised ₹207 crore from anchors; IPO opens August 27. Global risk bid is alive—China/HK AI rebound, $BTC hugging $79K before US PCE/GDP. So what? Next open is fragile below 24,250. Watch 24,200 support. Softer oil and the global AI bid are the offsets to the auction scare. Watch: $20B

$AXISBANK is set to raise $700M through an ECB swap facility. $USDINR strengthened to 95.41 as oil cooled. Funding tailwind plus firmer rupee.