New Delhi, 07 January (H.S.): Indian equity benchmarks concluded in negative territory for the third consecutive trading session on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, with the Sensex slipping 0.12 percent and the Nifty declining 0.15 percent after a day marked by persistent volatility, intermittent seller dominance, and a late buying surge that failed to fully reverse losses.

Throughout trading, the market exhibited sharp swings, with sellers exerting pressure for most of the session until buyers mounted a recovery drive shortly before 2 p.m., lifting indices from intraday lows.

The Sensex opened at 84,620.40 after shedding 442.94 points, fluctuated between a high of 85,075.99 (up 12.65 points) and a low of 84,617.49 (down 445.85 points), and settled at 84,961.14, down 102.20 points. Similarly, the Nifty commenced at 26,143.10 after a 35.60-point drop, peaked at 26,187.15 (up 8.45 points), bottomed at 26,067.90 (down 110.80 points), and closed at 26,140.75, off 37.95 points.

Sectoral trends diverged notably: persistent buying buoyed IT, consumer durables, capital goods, healthcare, metals, and tech indices, while automobiles, oil and gas, realty faced selling pressure alongside public sector enterprises, banking, and FMCG. .

Broader markets outperformed, with the BSE midcap index rising 0.47 percent and smallcap advancing 0.12 percent, boosting BSE-listed firms' market capitalization to ₹479.85 lakh crore (provisional) from ₹479.60 lakh crore the prior day—a net investor wealth accretion of approximately ₹25,000 crore.

Trading volumes reflected resilience: BSE saw activity in 4,350 stocks, with 2,108 advancing, 2,066 declining, and 176 unchanged; NSE engaged 2,862 stocks, 1,438 gaining and 1,424 losing ground. Sensex constituents split 13 up and 17 down, Nifty 21 gainers against 29 decliners.

Top performers included Titan Company (up 3.93%), Wipro (1.96%), HCL Technologies (1.94%), Infosys (1.66%), and Jio Financial (1.66%); laggards comprised Cipla (down 4.11%), Maruti Suzuki (2.79%), Power Grid (1.66%), Max Healthcare (1.61%), and TMPV (1.50%).

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar