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Informist, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

 

By Arundathi A R

 

MUMBAI – The benchmark equity indices ended lower Wednesday after moving in a thin range. The market continued to be volatile because of the uncertainty over the India-US trade deal. The Nifty 50 fell over 120 points intraday to a low of 25603.95 points. The fall in index heavyweights HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank dragged the 50-stock index lower.

 

The Nifty 50 eventually came off the day's low to end 66.70 points, or 0.3%, down at 25665.60 points. The benchmark index fell for the second successive session. This was also the fifth session when the index closed below 26000 points. The BSE Sensex settled at 83382.71 points, down 244.98 points or 0.3%.

 

More than half the Nifty 50 constituents ended lower. However, the India Volatility Index closed 1% higher at 11.3200, indicating an increase in market nervousness. "Yesterday was a negative candle, hence today was selling on rallies," said Anshul Jain, head of research at Lakshmishree Investment and Securities.

 

The broader market peers of the Nifty 50 and Sensex, however, ended the session in positive territory. All the small-cap indices settled 0.5–1% higher, closing up for the second session. The mid-cap indices ended 0.1–0.3% higher, snapping a four-day fall.

 

Information technology majors Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro closed 2.3–1.5% lower. TCS and Tech Mahindra snapped a three-day rise during which both stocks had gained around 2%. The Nifty IT index ended 1% lower at 37822.70 points and was the weakest performer among sectoral indices. Barring HCL Technologies and Infosys, all other constituents of the index ended lower.

 

After market hours, Infosys reported a consolidated net profit of INR 66.54 billion for the December quarter, missing analysts' expectations of INR 73.75 billion. The technology major posted a consolidated revenue of INR 454.79 billion, higher than the estimate of INR 451.04 billion.

 

Tata Elxsi closed 5% lower after the design and technology services company Tuesday reported a sharp sequential decline in net profit for the December quarter. The company's bottom line was dragged lower by a one-time cost on account of the new labour codes. Tata Elxsi's net profit for Oct-Dec fell 30% on quarter to a six-year low of INR 1.09 billion. Its revenue, however, was the highest in five quarters at INR 9.54 billion, up 4% sequentially.

 

Shares of Just Dial ended almost 2% lower after rising in the previous two sessions. Broking firm Citi has maintained its "buy" recommendation on the stock but cut its target price by nearly 6% to INR 1,000. The company needs to invest in growth, the brokerage said, according to CNBC-TV18, and meaningful earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation growth from hereon will only be driven by operating leverage, it added.

 

Tata Steel was the big winner in the Nifty 50, closing nearly 4% higher. The company has received an extension of protection from any coercive action until Jan. 19 in two cases related to demand notices issued by the mines department in Odisha.

 

Coal India closed nearly 1% higher after hitting an over-one-year high of INR 442 after subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal's initial public offering closed with 146.87 times subscription. This is the second-largest subscription for a state-owned company's initial public offer.

 

Union Bank of India ended almost 8% higher after hitting a nearly 10-year high of INR 180.69 after the bank's net profit for the December quarter beat analysts' estimates by a wide margin, aided by a sharp fall in provisions. The lender's bottom line for the quarter rose nearly 9% on year to INR 50.17 billion. Sequentially, the net profit rose over 18%.

 

Shares of Vedanta ended 6% higher after notching a record high of INR 679.45 during the day's session. Nuvama Institutional Equities said Vedanta is in the final leg of receiving statutory clearances for demerger into five separately listed companies, which is expected to unlock value. Hence, the brokerage raised the stock's target price by more than 17% to INR 806.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 22 rose and 28 fell

* Of the Sensex stocks, 12 rose and 18 fell

* On the NSE, 1,572 stocks rose, 1,567 fell, and 103 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 2,017 stocks rose, 2,150 fell, and 177 were unchanged

* Nifty IT: down 1.1%; Nifty Realty: down 0.9%; Nifty Metal: up 2.7%

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BSE                                               NSE

Sensex: 83382.71, down 244.98 points or 0.3%      Nifty 50: 25665.60, down 66.70 points or 0.3%

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S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 86159.02 (Dec. 1, 2025)	: Lifetime High: 26373.20 (Jan. 5, 2026)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26328.55 (Jan. 2, 2026)
2026 1st day close: 85188.60 (Jan. 1)	: 2026 1st day close: 26146.55 (Jan. 1)
2026 Closing High: 85762.01 (Jan. 2)	: 2026 Closing High: 26328.55 (Jan. 2)
2026 Closing Low: 83382.71 (Jan. 14)	: 2026 Closing Low: 25665.60 (Jan. 14)
2026 High (intraday): 85883.50 (Jan. 5)	: 2026 High (intraday): 26373.20 (Jan. 5)
2026 Low (intraday): 82861.07 (Jan. 12)	: 2026 Low (intraday): 25473.40 (Jan. 12)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 85720.38 (Nov. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 26215.55 (Nov. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 86159.02 (Dec. 1)	: 2025 High (intraday): 26325.80 (Dec.1)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

 

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US$1 = INR 90.29

 

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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