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Stock marketplace benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined successful aboriginal commercialized connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026) arsenic relentless overseas money outflows and geopolitical tensions weighed connected investors' sentiment.
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 311.33 points to 82,934.85 successful aboriginal trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 99.5 points to 25,486.
From the 30-Sensex firms, Eternal, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, InterGlobe Aviation, Trent and Bajaj Finserv were among the laggards.
However, Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India, UltraTech Cement and ITC were among the gainers.
Foreign organization investors offloaded equities worthy ₹3,262.82 crore connected Monday (January 19), portion Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) remained buyers arsenic they bought stocks worthy ₹4,234.30 crore, according to speech data.
"Heightened geopolitical tensions, on with persistent overseas capitalist selling and continued weakness successful the rupee, are weighing connected assurance and apt to headdress immoderate meaningful upside successful home equities adjacent during short-term recoveries. Steady buying by home organization investors continues to enactment arsenic a cardinal stabiliser, absorbing selling unit and helping forestall deeper drawdowns successful the market," Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi scale traded higher, portion Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale quoted lower.
U.S. markets were closed connected Monday (January 19) for a holiday.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, went up by 0.11% to $64.01 per barrel.
On Monday (January 19), the Sensex declined 324.17 points oregon 0.39% to settee astatine 83,246.18. The Nifty dropped 108.85 points oregon 0.42% to 25,585.50.
