On January 8, strong backing from Reliance Industries prevented major indices from significant declines. Oil and gas stocks surged due to rising crude prices, while support from the IT sector and ITC share rebounds helped the indices recover to end the session flat.

The Nifty 50 opened 38.75 points or 0.16% higher and the BSE Sensex began trading at 120.34 points higher or 0.15%.

Despite the shocks of the HMPV virus dulling, the Indian stock market continued to trade volatile this week, with Sensex and Nifty falling by nearly a per cent on.

Zomato Ltd led the Sensex fall, declining 2.42 per cent to Rs 246.40. The BSE m-cap declined3.33 lakh crore to Rs 4,38,41,831 crore against Rs 4,41,75,150 crore on Tuesday.

The Nifty 50 concluded the session with a gain of 0.39% at 23,707, while the Sensex wrapped up the session at 78,199, 0.30% higher than the previous close.

Highlights: Among the broader markets, small-cap shares outperformed others, with the Nifty Smallcap100 ending up 1.35 per cent

The Indian stock market experienced a crash during the morning trading session as banking and metal stocks fell on 6, 2025.

The Sensex and Nifty50 index fell over 1% due to poor performance of private and state-owned banks as well as consumer sectors. On the brighter side, Bajaj Finance recorded a significant 28% YoY growth.

Sensex and Nifty 50 fell over a percent each amid heavy selling across the board. Broader markets also reeled under selling pressure as the Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices declined over 2% each.