Benchmark indices trade lower on foreign fund outflows, renewed concerns over tariff hikes

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted little successful aboriginal commercialized connected Friday (January 9, 2026) amid relentless overseas money outflows and renewed concerns implicit imaginable U.S. tariff hikes.

After a little rebound successful aboriginal trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex aboriginal declined 78.84 points to 84,102.12.

The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 21.50 points to 25,850.85. From the 30-Sensex firms, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, NTPC, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma and Trent were among the biggest laggards.

However, Eternal, HCL Tech, Bharat Electronics and Asian Paints were among the gainers.

On Thursday (January 8), the Sensex tanked 780.18 points oregon 0.92% to settee astatine 84,180.96. The Nifty tumbled 263.90 points oregon 1.01% to 25,876.85.

In the past 4 days, the BSE benchmark has tanked 1,581.05 points oregon 1.84%, and the Nifty dropped 451.7 points oregon 1.71%.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹3,367.12 crore connected Thursday (January 8), portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy ₹3,701.17 crore, according to speech data.

"Indian equity markets participate today’s league with a cautious undertone pursuing the crisp sell-off successful the erstwhile trading day. Risk appetite remains subdued arsenic planetary trade-related uncertainties proceed to measurement connected capitalist sentiment.

"Persistent concerns implicit imaginable U.S. tariff actions linked to India’s Russian lipid imports person kept sentiment fragile, portion the deficiency of disposable advancement successful U.S.–India commercialized discussions is reinforcing organization caution, peculiarly among overseas investors," Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.

In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi index, Japan's Nikkei 225 scale and Shanghai's SSE Composite scale traded higher, portion Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale quoted lower.

U.S. markets ended connected a mixed enactment connected Thursday (January 8).

Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, climbed 0.53% to $62.32 per barrel.