Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Wednesday (January 14, 2026), extending their previous day’s losses, due to weakness in IT, consumption, and select banking blue-chip stocks amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

Besides, persistent foreign fund outflows and fresh tariff-related uncertainties also unnerved investors, traders said.

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 244.98 points, or 0.29%, to settle at 83,382.71. During the day, it fell 442.49 points or 0.52% to 83,185.20.

The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 66.70 points, or 0.26%, to 25,665.60.

From the 30-Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services, Asian Paints, Maruti, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank and Larsen & Toubro were among the biggest laggards.

On the other hand, Tata Steel, NTPC, Axis Bank and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.

Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth ₹1,499.81 crore on Tuesday (January 13, 2026), and Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹1,181.78 crore, according to exchange data.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi index, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index settled higher, while Shanghai’s SSE Composite index ended lower.

Markets in Europe were quoting higher. U.S. markets ended lower on Tuesday (January 13, 2026).

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.99% to $64.82 per barrel.

On Tuesday (January 13, 2026), the Sensex dropped 250.48 points or 0.30% to settle at 83,627.69. The Nifty edged lower by 57.95 points or 0.22% to 25,732.30.

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) in tandem with a rally in global markets amid hopes of a US Fed rate cut later this month.

A rebound in IT stocks also drove the markets higher during the initial trade.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 366.87 points to 81,154.17 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 101.35 points to 24,874.50.

From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Adani Ports and Larsen & Toubro were among the major gainers.

However, Eternal, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards.

“Nifty is expected to trade with a positive bias despite volatility, supported by hopes of a quarter-point Fed rate cut on 17th September and the possibility of further cuts in the year’s remaining meetings, keeping bears at bay,” Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded in positive territory while Shanghai’s SSE Composite index quoted lower.

U.S. markets ended higher on Monday (September 8, 2025).

“Market is slowly regaining momentum on expectations of earnings boost from GST reforms. Clearly, autos are the major beneficiaries of the GST cut, and rightly, the market has responded positively. News of huge demand for automobiles post-September 22 will keep the auto stocks resilient despite the recent run up,” V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,170.35 crore on Monday (September 8, 2025), while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹3,014.30 crore, according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.51% to $66.36 a barrel.

On Monday (September 8, 2025), the Sensex edged higher by 76.54 points or 0.09% to settle at 80,787.30, and the Nifty ended marginally higher by 32.15 points or 0.13% at 24,773.15.