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Sensex today | Stock Market Updates, Wednesday, January 28, 2026: Despite turbulent movements throughout the day, the Indian benchmark indices (Sensex and Nifty) managed to eke out gains on Wednesday. Investors reacted to Q3FY26 results and the signing of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
The BSE Sensex index concluded the session at 82,345, up 487 points, or 0.60 percent. The 30-stock index reached a high of 82,504 and a low of 81,815 during the day.
The Nifty50, meanwhile, closed at 25,343, up 167 points, or 0.66 percent. It traded between 25.188 and 25.372.
BEL shares surged 9%, closing as the top gainer on the Sensex and Nifty indices. Other top gainers on the Nifty today included ONGC, Coal India, Eternal, Hindalco, Baja Finance, Power Grid, Adani Enterprises, Trent, M&M, Cipla, and Shriram Finance.
On the downside, Tata Consumer’s share price plummeted 4.5 percent, while Asian Paints, Maruti Suzuki, Sun Pharma, Max Health, Dr Reddy’s, Infosys, and Eicher Motors all sank 4.2 percent.
Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices, with the Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 finishing up 1.66 and 2.26 percent, respectively.
Among sectors, the Nifty CPSE index increased by 5%, the Nifty Oil & Gas by 3.4%, the Nifty Metal by 2.3%, and the Nifty PSU Bank by 1.7%.
Source: BS
