The stock market opened in the red as trading began on Thursday, January 23, with FMCG, PSU bank, and energy stocks falling the most. At 9:20am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 139.03 points or 0.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,137 level, a discount of nearly 60 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices extended the selloff on Tuesdays and are poised to close at the lowest level since the June crash. Selloff in Oil and Gas stocks and banks led the declines in the benchmark index. Nifty 50 index fell below 23,000 for the first time since June 7, 2024, and Sensex fell nearly 1,300 points on Tuesday.

Benchmark indices rise driven by IT stocks, while broader markets face selling pressure; market breadth remains negative.

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a gain of 0.61% at 23,344, while the Sensex closed at 77,073, marking a 0.59% increase from the previous close.

The Nifty 50 ended 130.75 points higher, or a 0.57% gain, to settle at 23,164 points, while the BSE Sensex finished the trade at 76,383 points, 0.72% higher than Tuesday’s close.

The Nifty Auto index closed on a note on Wednesday. Shares of Bharat Forge Ltd.(up 2.07 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.15 per cent), Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 1.01 per cent), Ashok Leyland Ltd.

The Indian stock market opened on a positive note on Wednesday, with the Sensex gaining 366.08 points to open at 76,204.44, and the Nifty rising 87.60 points to start at 23,109.50.Despite the marginal uptick,