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Sensex today | Stock Market Close Highlights today, Friday, January 16, 2026: On Friday, Indian stock markets closed higher, powered by gains in information technology (IT) and banking companies, but selling pressure weighed on pharmaceutical and consumer durables shares.
The BSE Sensex surged as much as 0.9%, or 752.26 points, to an intraday high of 84,134.97 before easing to 83,570.35, up 187.64 points, or 0.23 percent.
Similarly, the Nifty50 rose by 0.81 percent to an intraday high of 25,873.50, but closed at 25,694.35, up 28.75 points, or 0.11 percent.
On the BSE, the top gainers were Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and HCLTech, while the top losses were Eternal, Asian Paints, and Maruti.
On the NSE, the top gainers were Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro, while the top losers were Cipla, Jio Financial, and Eternal.
Broader markets closed mixed. The Nifty Midcap 100 index dropped 0.16 percent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index fell 0.28 percent.
Nifty IT was the leading sectoral gainer, up 3.34 percent. On the other hand, the Nifty Pharma index was the biggest drag, falling 1.28 per cent.
Source: BS
