Mumbai: The BSE Sensex declined 472.29 points to 81,872.29 on Thursday. The NSE Nifty fell 136 points to 25,206.75. The benchmark equity indices Sensex and
Nifty declined after a two-day surge as investors turned cautious ahead of the Union Budget presentation on February 1, 2026.
In a sigh of relief, Foreign institutional investors turned buyers as they pumped in Rs 480.26 crore to buy stocks in the domestic market. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchased equities worth Rs 3,360.59 crore.
Stock Market Performance & Key Stock Movers
From the 30-Sensex firms, Maruti fell nearly 3 per cent after its Q3 FY26 Results were declared. Other laggards included, Tata Consultancy Services, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, Asian Paints, and Titan.
Gainers from the BSE barometer: Larsen & Toubro jumped climbed over 3 per cent it declared a strong third quarter results. Other gainers included, Power Grid, State Bank of India, Tata Steel, and NTPC.
“With the Union Budget due on Sunday, markets are bracing for volatility but downside appears limited; all eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for pro-growth cues,” Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, told PTI.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and South Korea’s Kospi traded in positive territory, while Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index traded lower. The US markets closed flat on Wednesday. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, gained 1.08 per cent to USD 69.14 per barrel.
On 28 January, the 30-share Sensex surged 487.20 points to finish at 82,344.68. The 50-share Nifty gained 167.35 points to settle at 25,342.75.
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