Finance
Stock Market Highlights, Friday, January 30, 2026: Indian equities markets ended a three-day winning streak on Friday as investors became cautious ahead of the much-anticipated Union Budget 2026, which is set to be released over the weekend.
The Nifty 50 closed down 0.39 percent, or 98.25 points, at 25,320.65, while the Sensex fell 0.36 percent, or 296.59 points, to 82,269.78. The Nifty lost 3.1% this month, the most since February 2025, when it fell more than 5.8%.
Tata Steel, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, and Tech Mahindra were the Sensex’s worst laggards, with losses of up to 5%. On the other hand, M&M, SBI, ITC, HUL, BEL, and Titan were leading the gains, rising by up to 1.3 per cent.
The broader markets closed on a mixed note on Friday. The Nifty Midcap 100 fell 0.19%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rose 0.32%.
Sectorally, the Nifty Metal index was the biggest loss, down more than 5%, followed by the Nifty IT index, which down 1%. Nifty Media and Nifty FMCG were the biggest gainers.
National bourses will be open on Sunday, February 1, for a special trading session when the Finance Minister unveils the Union Budget for fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27). The exchanges will perform pre-market activities from 9:00 AM to 9:08 AM, followed by standard operations from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM.
On Thursday, the Economic Survey 2026 anticipated 7.4 percent GDP growth for FY26 and 6.8-7.2 percent for FY27, owing to lower inflation, resilient domestic demand, and ongoing fiscal restraint.
Source: BS
