{"id":1375,"date":"2026-01-20T22:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:26:49","slug":"sensex-nifty-end-sharply-lower-amid-rising-global-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1375","title":{"rendered":"Sensex, Nifty end sharply lower amid rising global tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"256\" data-id=\"1376\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sensex.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sensex.png 449w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sensex-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mumbai, The Indian stock market extended its losses on Tuesday, ending the session sharply lower as investors remained cautious amid rising global tensions and continued to react to company-specific developments during the ongoing Q3 earnings season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benchmark indices witnessed heavy selling throughout the day. The Sensex closed at 82,180.47, down 1,065.71 points or 1.28 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Nifty settled at 25,232.5, slipping 353 points or 1.38 per cent by the end of the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the daily chart, the index appears to be drifting towards the 200-DMA. Immediate support is seen around 25,100\u201325,150. If this level holds, a decent pullback can be expected,&#8221; an expert stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selling pressure was visible across most frontline stocks. Except for HDFC Bank, all Sensex constituents ended in the red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stocks such as Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Sun Pharma and IndiGo were among the biggest losers and dragged the indices lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trent, Asian Paints, Mahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra were among the biggest losers on the Sensex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sectoral performance was also weak, with all major indices closing lower. The Nifty Realty index led the decline, plunging more than 5 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was followed by the Nifty Auto, which fell 2.56 per cent, and the Nifty IT, which declined 2.06 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broader market saw even sharper cuts compared to the benchmark indices. The Nifty Midcap index dropped 2.62 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap index slipped 2.85 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts said that the sharp fall highlighted investor nervousness amid uncertain global cues and cautious positioning ahead of more corporate earnings announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Rupee traded flat near 90.90 as geopolitical tensions among NATO members and uncertainty around US interests in Greenland, driven by its rare-earth resources, kept market sentiment cautious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe currency remains range-bound with participants awaiting fresh triggers from the Union Budget due on Feb, while the US Fed\u2019s policy decision later this month is expected to add volatility,\u201d an expert said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rupee is likely to trade between 90.45 and 91.45 in the near term,&#8221; as per the analyst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai, The Indian stock market extended its losses on Tuesday, ending the session sharply lower as investors remained cautious amid rising global tensions and continued to react to company-specific developments [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-display","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1377,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1375\/revisions\/1377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}