Closing Bell: Nifty below 26,150, Sensex down 102 pts; pharma, IT shine, autos slip
Titan Company, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Wipro, Jio Financial were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Cipla, Maruti Suzuki, Max Healthcare, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Power Grid. BSE Midcap index added 0.5%, while smallcap index rose 0.12%. Consumer durables, IT, pharma gained 0.5-1.8%, while auto, oil & gas, realty, telecom shed 0.5 each.
Centre explores extending mandatory hallmarking to silver amid rising prices
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is assessing infrastructure, assaying capacity as silver prices rise and demand for quality checks grows, said Sanjay Garg, Director General, BIS.
Taking Stock: Market falls for 2nd day; Nifty below 26,200, Sensex drags 376 pts
More than 120 stocks hit 52-week low including Premier Energies, Vedant Fashions, Mahanagar Gas, ITC, Page Industries, Cohance Life, United Breweries, Clean Science, Jubilant Foodwoks, Tata Chemicals, among others.
Closing Bell: Nifty below 26,200, Sensex down 376 pts; oil & gas slips, pharma gains
Among sectors, IT, pharma, PSU Bank, metal rose 0.3-1.7 percent, while Infra, media, oil &gas, capital goods down 0.6-1.6 percent. BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended lower. Trent, Reliance Industries, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Interglobe Aviation were among top losers on the Nifty, while gainers were Apollo Hospitals, ICICI Bank, HDFC Life, Sun Pharma and Tata Consumer.
Taking Stock: Nifty slips from record high, Sensex down 322 pts; IT, oil & gas worst hit
Among broader indices, Nifty midcap index touched new record high of 61,520.60 but ended with marginal losses, while Nifty smallcap index rose 0.5 percent.
Closing Bell: Sensex slips 322 pts, Nifty at 26,250; IT, telecom, oil & gas drag
Biggest Nifty losers included HDFC Bank, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Wipro, ONGC, while gainers were Nestle India, Bharat Electronics, Eicher Motors, Asian Paints, Tata Steel. BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended on flat note. Among sectors, IT, oil & gas, telecom down 0.5-1 percent, while realty index jumped 2 percent, consumer durables index rose 1 percent and metal and FMCG indices added 0.5% each.
From silence to shock: Why crude oil could be the next big commodity repricing
Commodity cycles reward patience more than prediction. The recent rally in gold, silver, and copper have already spoken about it. Crude oil has been silent, but in markets, long silences often precede the loudest moves.
Geopolitical shock in Venezuela may lift gold, silver and oil in first full week of 2026
Markets are likely to open sharply on edge Monday after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, charging them with drug trafficking following a major military operation on Saturday.
Taking Stock: Nifty ends at new record high, Sensex up 573 pts; auto, realty, financials shine
In this week, BSE Sensex and Nfity50 added a percent each, extending the gains for the second consecutive week.
Closing Bell: Nifty at fresh closing high, Sensex jumps 573 pts; FMCG underperforms
BSE midcap index added 1 percent and smallcap index rose nearly 1%. Coal India, NTPC, Hindalco, Trent, Jio Financial were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were ITC, Nestle, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Shriram Finance. Except FMCG (down 1%), all other sectoral indices ended in the green with auto, metal, capital goods, media, realty, consumer durables, power ,PSU rose 1-2%.
Taking Stock: Market witnesses volatility on first day of 2026, ends flat
On the sectoral front, FMCG index shed 3 percent, and pharma index down 0.4 percent, while auto, IT, metal, power, telecom, PSU Bank up 0.4-1.5 percent.
Closing Bell: Nifty around 26,150, Sensex flat; FMCG sheds 3%, telecom up 1.5%
Eternal, NTPC, Bajaj Auto, Shriram Finance, Wipro were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were ITC, Bajaj Finance, Dr Reddy's Labs, ONGC, Tata Consumer. On the sectoral front, FMCG index shed 3 percent, and pharma index down 0.4 percent, while auto, IT, metal, power, telecom, PSU Bank up 0.4-1.5 percent. The BSE midcap index rose 0.3 percent, while smallcap index ended flat.
Do SIP in gold, silver ETFs in 2026 than waiting for bottom: Experts advise investors as precious metals' prices decline
After a record bull run, a sharp decline in gold and silver prices should be viewed as a positioning reset rather than a breakdown of the long-term thesis, an analyst said.
Taking Stock: Market ends 2025 on strong note; Sensex jumps 546 pts, Nifty above 26,100
More than 120 stocks hit 52-week high, including HEG, Craftsman Automation, HPCL, SAIL, BPCL, Bank of Maharashtra, Titan Company, Vodafone Idea, Canara Bank, Indus Towers, among others.
Closing Bell: Sensex jumps 546 pts, Nifty above 26,100; mid, smallcaps rally
BSE Midcap and smallcap indices added 1% each. Biggest Nifty gainers were JSW Steel, Tata Steel, ONGC, SBI Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, while losers included TCS, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Grasim Industries and Infosys. On the sectoral front, except IT and telecom, all other indices closed in the green with metal, media, capital goods, realty, Private Bank, PSU Bank, consumer durables, power up 1% each, while oil & gas index rose 2.5%.
Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end marginally lower amid monthly F&O expiry; IT drags, PSU Banks gain
Nearly 200 stocks touched their 52-week low, including Happiest Minds, Poly Medicure, Tata Chemicals, BASF, PCBL Chemical, Dixon Technologies, Vedant Fashions, Colgate Palmolive, Godrej Agrovet, ACC, among others.
Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat on expiry day; auto, metal, PSU Banks shine
Shriram Finance, Tata Steel, Hindalco Industries, M&M, Bajaj Auto were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Max Healthcare, Eternal, Apollo Hospitals, Interglobe Aviation, Tata Consumer. BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended marginally lower. On the sectoral front, auto index rose 1 percent, metal index added 2 percent, PSU Bank gained nearly 2 percent, however, IT, realty, consumer durables, healthcare, defence down 0.5-1%.
Precious metals see profit booking: Here's why analysts prefer gold over silver in 2026; check support levels
Silver does offer greater upside potential but comes with higher volatility due to its reliance on industrial demand, an analyst said.
India mulls a monthly rupee-ruble exchange rate to spur trade with Russia
A source added that these efforts come amid a push to boost exports to Russia to balance the trade, with a focus on spurring Indian shipments of automobiles, auto components, and pharmaceuticals.
Taking Stock: Sensex slips 346 pts, Nifty below 25,950; auto, IT, realty drag
More than 100 stocks hit 52-week high, including Hindustan Copper, Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta, City Union Bank, MCX India, Titan Company, NALCO, NMDC, Hindalco Industries, Eicher Motors, Craftsman, among others
Gold, silver, copper prices decline up to 13% after record rally: 4 key reasons behind fall in commodity prices
Easing geopolitical tensions and China’s export restrictions were among four key reasons behind the downturn.
Rupee falls 5 paise to 89.95 against US dollar in early trade
Forex traders said foreign portfolio investors continue to offload Indian equities, which has been weighing on the Indian rupee in the last few months.
Closing Bell: Nifty below 25,950, Sensex down 346 pts; media outperforms
BSE Midcap index shed 0.4 percent and smallcap index down 0.5%. Tata Steel, Tata Consumer, Asian Paints, Grasim Industries, Nestle India were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were HCL Technologies, Adani Ports, Power Grid Corp, Trent, Max Healthcare. Among sectors, except media, all other indices ended lower with auto, IT, pharma, realty, power down between 0.4-0.9 percent.
Gold, silver's historic rally could extend on potential dovish Fed signal
Attention will be on the FOMC meeting minutes and weekly US jobless claims.
Gold and silver smash records again as rally gathers momentum
Frictions in Venezuela, where the US has blockaded oil tankers and ramped up pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro, have added to the precious metal’s haven appeal.
