Market on Friday | Selling continues on D-St for 5th day; Nifty below 25,700, Sensex slips 605 pts
Indian equity benchmarks extended their losing streak for a fifth straight session on January 9, 2026, primarily due to uncertainty surrounding the US Supreme Court’s verdict on the legality of Trump tariffs, which was expected later the day.
At close, the Sensex was down 604.72 points or 0.72 percent at 83,576.24, and the Nifty was down 193.55 points or 0.75 percent at 25,683.30.
For the week, BSE Sensex and Nifty lost 2.5 percent each.
Broader indices underperformance continued with BSE Midcap index falling 0.9%, and smallcap index losing 1.7%.
Adani Enterprises, Shriram Finance, NTPC, ICICI Bank, Jio Financial were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers were Asian Paints, ONGC, Bharat Electronics, HCL Technologies. Eternal.
Among sectors, except IT, PSU Bank, Oil & Gas, all other indices ended lower with auto, FMCG, realty, consumer durables down 1-2 percent.