The stock market opened in the red as trading began on Thursday, January 23, with FMCG, PSU bank, and energy stocks falling the most. At 9:20am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 139.03 points or 0.

The Sensex rose 115 points to close at 76,520, while the Nifty added 50 points to end at 23,205, supported by gains in stocks like UltraTech Cement, M&M, and Sun Pharma. Broader markets outperformed,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a higher start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,290 level, a premium of nearly 23 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Shares of Coforge Ltd. and Persistent Systems Ltd. surged 11% and 12%, respectively on positive third-quarter earnings. Tech sentiments were also buoyed by Trump's push to make the US an AI superpower by having fewer guardrails.

Midcaps and smallcaps stole the spotlight today, staging a stellar comeback from the sharp selloff in the previous session.

Indian benchmark indices extended the selloff on Tuesdays and are poised to close at the lowest level since the June crash. Selloff in Oil and Gas stocks and banks led the declines in the benchmark index. Nifty 50 index fell below 23,000 for the first time since June 7, 2024, and Sensex fell nearly 1,300 points on Tuesday.

The Nifty Auto index closed on a note on Wednesday. Shares of Bharat Forge Ltd.(up 2.07 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 1.15 per cent), Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 1.01 per cent), Ashok Leyland Ltd.