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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty resumed their downward travel to extremity astir 1% little connected Friday (January 23, 2026), dragged by wide sell-off and the rupee depreciating to deed a grounds debased against the U.S. dollar.
Besides, investors rushing to safe-haven assets from riskier assets and unabated overseas superior outflows successful the lack of home triggers added to the gloom, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 769.67 points, oregon 0.94%, to adjacent astatine 81,537.70. During the day, the scale slumped 835.55 points, oregon 1.01%, to deed an intraday debased of 81,471.82.
The 50-share NSE Nifty dived 241.25 points, oregon 0.95%, to settee astatine 25,048.65. In the intraday session, it plunged 264.6 points, oregon 1.04%, to deed a debased of 25,025.30.
Among the 30 Sensex constituents, Adani Ports, Eternal, IndiGo, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid, Bharat Electronics Ltd, State Bank of India, Maruti Suzuki India, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Trent, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries were the laggards.
On the different hand, Tech Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.
The BSE smallcap gauge slumped 2.19%, portion the midcap scale fell 1.56%.
Foreign organization investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹2,549.80 crore connected Thursday, portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy ₹4,222.98 crore, according to speech data.
"Indian equity markets went connected a sell-off mode contempt an optimistic planetary marketplace and supportive home PMI data. Sentiment weighed down connected uptick crude lipid prices, a crisp depreciation of the rupee to grounds lows, FIIs selling and net transportation falling marginally abbreviated of expectations amid premium India valuations," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Ltd.
Realty and PSU slope stocks underperformed connected execution-related delays and nett booking, portion Adani Group stocks came nether unit amid reports of imaginable summons by the U.S. regulator, Mr. Nair added.
In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index, South Korea's Kospi scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale closed higher.
European markets were trading little successful mid-session deals. U.S. equities ended higher connected Thursday.
"Looking ahead, marketplace sentiment is apt to stay cautious arsenic investors presumption themselves for the upcoming Union Budget and the US Fed’s involvement complaint decision, wherever expectations are muted," helium said.
Gold and metallic prices
Gold and metallic prices rallied connected Friday to deed caller beingness highs successful the futures trade, tracking grounds gains successful planetary markets amid a weakening U.S. dollar and rising expectations of involvement complaint cuts by the Federal Reserve.
The rupee deed an all-time debased of 92 connected Friday and recovered marginally to settee astatine 91.88 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, roseate 1.035 to $64.72 per barrel.
On Thursday, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 397.74 points to adjacent astatine 82,307.37, portion the broader NSE Nifty roseate 132.40 points to settee astatine 25,289.90.
