Stock Market Closing: Markets On Edge As Global Worries Keep Investor Nerves Taut
The Indian stock market again had a bad day on Friday, January 9, marking five successive days of losses and raising fresh concerns. Investor confidence remained weak as geopolitical tensions rose and fears over global trade showed no signs of easing. The Nifty 50 fell 193 points (0.75%) to close at 25,683, while the Sensex slipped 0.72% to finish at 83,574, another day, another blow to portfolios.
If you thought that was bad, think again. For the week, the Nifty recorded its steepest decline in over three months, falling 2.45%, while the Sensex dropped 2.55%, marking its worst five-day performance since late September. The pain wasn’t limited to the frontline indices either, mid-cap stocks slipped, and small-caps took a sharper hit, highlighting growing risk aversion. The key question now is whether this is just a pause or the start of a deeper shift in market sentiment.
Sectoral Performance: Most Sectors In the Red
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Nifty Realty: Top loser, down 2.16%
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Nifty Chemicals: Fell 1.5%
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Nifty Consumer Durables: Slid 1.5%
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Nifty FMCG: Declined 1.13%
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Nifty Auto: Lost 1.10%
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Nifty Pharma: Dropped 0.86%
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Outperformers: Only Nifty Oil & Gas and Nifty IT managed to stay in the green
Top Stock Losers (Nifty 500)
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Elecon Engineering: Crashed 16.2% after weak Q3 earnings
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Indian Energy Exchange (IEX): Slumped 8% on market coupling concerns
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Manappuram Finance: Fell 7.5% amid RBI objections to the Bain deal
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Force Motors: Dropped 7%, extending its losing streak
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Transformers & Rectifiers: Slid 6.6%
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Others: Tejas Networks, Siemens Energy India, Godrej Properties, Reliance Infrastructure (down up to 5%)
Bright Spots Amid Market Gloom
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National Aluminium: Jumped 4.6%
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Hindustan Zinc: Rebounded 3%
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Other Gainers: Oil India, Coforge, Ashok Leyland, Asian Paints, Ipca Laboratories (up 1.5%–2.7%)
(With Inputs)
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