Adani group stocks face heavy selling pressure; Adani Enterprises tumbles nearly 8 pc
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Adani group stocks faced heavy selling pressure on Monday, with Adani Enterprises tumbling nearly 8 per cent, in-tandem with a weak trend in the equity market.
The sharp movement in these stocks came on a day when changes in constituents for the MSCI Global Standard Indexes took place as of the close of August 31, 2026.
Four companies -- Adani Energy Solutions, Billionbrains Garage Ventures, Laurus Labs and Lenskart Solutions -- were added to the MSCI India Index, according to an index review by MSCI.
Shares of Adani Enterprises tumbled 7.74 per cent, Adani Energy Solutions tanked 7.41 per cent, Adani Green Energy declined 6.93 per cent, Adani Power slumped 6.52 per cent, Adani Ports lost 4.11 per cent, Adani Total Gas dropped 2.56 per cent, Ambuja Cements edged lower by 2.51 per cent, NDTV dipped 2.21 per cent, and ACC was down 2.21 per cent on the BSE.
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 307.24 points, or 0.40 per cent, to settle at 76,957.27. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 95.25 points, or 0.39 per cent, to end at 24,080.40.
Today's session carries an unusual market dynamic, as the MSCI August rebalancing takes effect at the close. The quarterly reshuffle is expected to trigger sizeable passive fund flows, concentrated in the final minutes of trading, Hariselvan Radhakrishnan, Founder & CEO of HST Wealth, a Research Analyst firm, said.
"MSCI index rejig-related fund adjustments added to market volatility," Ajit Mishra -- SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said.
