Finance
Stock Market Highlights, Thursday, January 29, 2026: On Thursday, Indian equities markets closed higher for the third consecutive session, despite early trade uncertainty. However, optimism increased once the yearly Economic Survey was issued.
According to the Economic Survey, India’s GDP growth would range between 6.8 and 7.2 percent in the fiscal year 2026-27, and the country is on track to reach its fiscal deficit target of 4.4% in FY26.
At market close, the Nifty 50 was 0.3% or 76.15 points higher at 25,418.90, while the Sensex was 0.27 percent or 221.6 points higher at 82,566.37.
Tata Steel, L&T, Axis Bank, Eternal, and NTPC were the biggest gains in the Sensex pack, increasing to 4.5%. On the down side, the biggest losers on Thursday were Asian Paints, IndiGo, Maruti Suzuki, TCS, and BEL.
Among the broader baskets, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices closed up by 0.18 per cent and 0.20 per cent, respectively.
The Nifty Metal index finished higher by more over 3%, outperforming other sectoral sectors. The Nifty FMCG, Nifty Chemicals, and Nifty Pharma indexes were the next biggest losers, behind the Nifty Healthcare index.
Source: BS
