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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) due to weakness in IT, consumption and select banking blue-chip stocks amid rising geopolitical tensions, extending their previous day’s losses.
Besides, continued foreign fund withdrawals and fresh uncertainties related to tariffs have also unsettled investors, traders said.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed 244.98 points or 0.29% lower at 83,382.71. It fell 442.49 points or 0.52% to 83,185.20 during the day.
The 50-share NSE Nifty fell 66.70 points or 0.26% to 25,665.60.
Among the 30-Sensex companies, Tata Consultancy Services, Asian Paints, Maruti, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank and Larsen & Toubro were the biggest laggards.
On the other hand, Tata Steel, NTPC, Axis Bank and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.
According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹1,499.81 crore and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹1,181.78 crore on Tuesday (January 13, 2026).
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi index, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed higher, while Shanghai’s SSE Composite index closed lower.
European markets were at high prices. On Tuesday (January 13, 2026), US markets closed with a decline.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.99% to $64.82 a barrel.
On Tuesday (January 13, 2026), the Sensex fell 250.48 points or 0.30% to close at 83,627.69. Nifty fell 57.95 points or 0.22% to 25,732.30.
published – January 14, 2026 04:23 PM IST