Indian markets declined for the second consecutive session, ending the week on a negative note on Friday. The 30-share Sensex slipped 241.30 points or 0.31 per cent

With today's fall, Sensex and Nifty have entered in a correction phase. From its 52-week high of 85,978.25 (touched in September 2024), Sensex has crashed 8,599.34 points or 10 per cent. Likewise, the Nifty 50 index has fallen 2,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,583 level, a discount of nearly 63 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The Sensex fell 51 points to close at 78,149, while the Nifty slipped 19 points to settle at 23,689. However, broader market indices underperformed significantly, with the midcap index tumbling 599 points to 56,

Except Nifty IT, all the sectoral gauges on the National Stock Exchange fell, with the Nifty Media, Realty and PSU Bank falling the most. The broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices as the BSE MidCap and SmallCap ended 2.13% and 2.4% down respectively.

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 227.35 points to 77,847.56 by 11:39 am, while the NSE Nifty50 rose 51.20 points to 23,577.70. Despite the recovery, broader market indices remained in negative territory, reflecting persistent volatility on Dalal Street.

Indian stock indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50 declined approximately 1 per cent intraday on Thursday as major companies like HDFC B

Indian benchmark indices are trading lower at noon. Both Nifty and Sensex are down 0.6%. The benchmark Nifty 50 will see volatility on Thursday's weekly expiry.

The Indian market closed lower on January 10 after a highly volatile session, with the Nifty falling below 23,350. The decline was driven by broad-based selling across sectors, except for IT stocks, which surged following TCS's better-than-expected Q3 results.