The Nifty 50 ended the session with a drop of 0.54%, settling at 23,442 points, while the Sensex wrapped up the session with a drop of 0.40%, at the 77,312 level. It was the mid- and small-cap stocks that continued to be hammered by investors sharply in Friday’s session.

Nifty 50 slipped below the 23,550 mark, marking a decline of 162 points to end at 23,526.5. The Sensex fell 528 points to settle at 77,620, as broader market sentiment remained bearish. Frontline indices lost nearly 1% each,

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For benchmark Nifty-50 index, 23650 will be the key level to watch. Below this level, the market could continue its weak formation till 23400-23375. Conversely, if it rises above 23650, it could bounce back to 23750-23800,

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended in the red. Nifty 50 closed at 23,526.50, while Sensex ended at 77,620.21.TCS, IREDA, Mahanagar as, MAzagon Dock, Polyplex Corporation, Tata Elexsi,

Indian equity markets fell on Thursday, January 09. The BSE Sensex dropped as much as 0.77% to 77,542.92 level while the NSE compiled Nifty 50 slipped 0.78% to an intra-day low level of 23,503, testing one of the important support levels. The Nifty 50 closed the session 0.69% lower at 23,526.50. The Sensex dropped 0.68% to finish at 77,620.21.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,583 level, a discount of nearly 63 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex failed to maintain their early momentum on Friday, slipping into the red for the third consecutive session as 12 out of 13 sectoral indices saw losses, primarily due to declines in public sector banks and metals.

The IT index was in the green, mostly because of Tata Consultancy Services which published its Q3 earnings, showing a net profit rise of 11.59% to ₹12,380 crore