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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended little connected Thursday (February 5, 2026), snapping a three-day rally, amid a anemic inclination successful planetary banal markets.
After starting the commercialized connected a bearish note, the 30-share BSE Sensex further dropped 503.76 points oregon 0.60% to settee astatine 83,313.93. During the day, it tanked 666.07 points oregon 0.79% to 83,151.62.
The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 133.20 points oregon 0.52% to extremity astatine 25,642.80.
From the Sensex firms, Eternal, Bharti Airtel, Bharat Electronics, ITC, Infosys, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Asian Paints were among the large laggards.
Trent, Tata Steel, State Bank of India and Bajaj Finance were the gainers.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi ended astir 4% lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 scale and Shanghai’s SSE Composite scale besides ended successful the antagonistic territory, portion Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale settled higher.
European markets were trading lower.
“Indian equities saw consolidation, arsenic weakness was followed by a crisp rally successful caller sessions driven by optimism astir the U.S.–India commercialized deal, suggesting nett booking was astatine play. Global cues added further pressure, with concerns implicit a broad-based tech sell-off successful planetary markets and heightened U.S.–Iran tensions starring to risk-off sentiment,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
U.S. markets ended mostly little connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026). The Nasdaq Composite scale tumbled 1.51% and S&P 500 declined by 0.51%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.53% higher.
Market participants are present turning their attraction to the upcoming RBI argumentation meeting, Mr. Nair added.
“Indian equity markets traded successful a choky range, signalling a wait-and-watch signifier arsenic investors remained cautious successful the lack of caller home triggers. While wide sentiment remained stable, the benchmarks struggled to prolong momentum astatine higher levels, reflecting a deficiency of follow-through buying contempt earlier positives,” Ponmudi. R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.
Market participants stay connected the sidelines, awaiting clearer signals from planetary macro developments, trends successful overseas organization flows, and further clarity connected the advancement of U.S.–Iran negotiations to find the market’s adjacent decisive move, helium added.
Foreign organization investors bought equities worthy ₹29.79 crore connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026), according to speech data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) besides bought stocks worthy ₹249.54 crore successful the erstwhile trade.
Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, dropped 1.32% to $68.54 per barrel.
On Wednesday (February 4, 2026), the Sensex ended 78.56 points oregon 0.09% higher astatine 83,817.69. The Nifty went up by 48.45 points oregon 0.19% to settee astatine 25,776.
