Finance
Stock Market Highlights on Monday, January 05, 2026: On Monday, Indian equity markets closed down after tumultuous trading, led down by falls in information technology and oil and gas sectors. The decrease comes amid mixed global indications following the US military action in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
The NSE Nifty 50 closed at 26,250.30, down 78.25 points or 0.3%, while the BSE Sensex ended at 85,439.62, down 322.39 points or 0.38 percent.
Earlier in the session, the Nifty hit a record high of 26, 373.2 level before giving up the gains.
The BSE Sensex index’s top losers were HDFC Bank, Infosys, HCLTech, Bajaj Finance, and TCS, while the top gainers were Bharat Electronics, HUL, Tata Steel, UltraTech, and Axis Bank.
Broader markets finished mixed. The NSE Nifty Midcap fell 0.16 percent, while the Nifty Smallcap index rose 0.53 percent.
The Nifty IT and Nifty Oil and Gas indices closed down 1% each. Nifty Realty closed 2.07% higher, followed by Nifty FMCG and Nifty Consumer Durable indexes.
Source: BS
