BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Friday. While BSE Sensex went below 79,400, Nifty5

At the close of trading, the Sensex was down by 720.60 points, or 0.90 per cent, at 79,223.11, and the Nifty dropped 183.90 points, or 0.76 per cent, to end at 24,004.75

Stock market today: Even as the Indian stock market benchmark Sensex crashed over 700 points, or nearly 1%, almost 200 stocks hit their fresh one-year highs in intraday trade on the BSE on Friday, January 3.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty50 commenced 2025 positively, with both indices finishing higher in volatile trading on Wednesday, driven by purchases in leading stocks.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have released their holiday calendars for 2025, just days before the new year begins. In total, the Indian stock market will observe 14 holidays throughout the year, in addition to the regular weekend closures.

A day after clocking a strong gain of nearly 2 per cent, Indian stock market benchmarks—the Sensex and the Nifty 50—suffered significant losses in morning trade on Friday, January 3, due to profit booking amid the strengthening US dollar.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Tuesday, the last trading day of 2024. While BSE Sen

The BSE Sensex fell 614 points, or 0.77 per cent to close at 79,330.14. Nifty declined 168.80 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 24,019.85. This is even as 2,136 BSE-listed stocks gained against 1,499 that slid so far.

Indian equity indices Sensex and Nifty 50 opened slightly lower on Friday, with notable declines in ITC, TCS, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Zomato, and Tech Mahindra. Conversely, NTPC, SBI, Adani Ports, Nestle India,

The stock market opened in the red on Friday in a huge contrast to the significant gains it made around the closing time of the previous session.

At the opening bell, the BSE Sensex was down by 58 points, or 0.07%, at 79,885, while the Nifty50 stood at 24,151.55, slipping by 37 points, or 0.15%. Markets in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Friday.