At the close of trading, the Sensex was down by 720.60 points, or 0.90 per cent, at 79,223.11, and the Nifty dropped 183.90 points, or 0.76 per cent, to end at 24,004.75

Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, faced significant losses on January 3 due to profit booking and a strengthening US dollar. The Sensex dropped over 700 points, while the Nifty 50 fell 200 points amid selling pressure across several sectors.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Friday. While BSE Sensex went below 79,400, Nifty5

Highlights:32 out of 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 ended in the red, dragged by Wipro, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, Adani Ports, and Cipla, with losses extending up to 2.83 per cent

The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex snapped a two-day winning streak on Friday as private bank stocks declined. Wipro Ltd. and HDFC Bank Ltd. were top loser in the Nifty 50. However,

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, rallied strongly in trade on Thursday. While BSE Sensex briefly cross

The BSE Sensex fell 614 points, or 0.77 per cent to close at 79,330.14. Nifty declined 168.80 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 24,019.85. This is even as 2,136 BSE-listed stocks gained against 1,499 that slid so far.

The market rally boosted investors' wealth by approximately Rs 5.8 lakh crore, as the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies climbed to Rs 450.32 lakh crore

The BSE Sensex crashed 720.60 points or 0.90% to 79,223.11. Likewise, Nifty tumbled 183.90 points or 0.76% to 24,004.75. Bank and IT stocks weighed down the benchmark indices.

Indian stock markets ended lower on Friday. Financial and IT stocks led losses. The corporate earnings season starts next week. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were among the top losers. TCS, Infosys, and ITC also declined.