Stock Market Closing: Sensex Settles 188 Points Higher, Nifty At 25,694; IT Stocks Outperform

Last Updated:January 16, 2026, 15:51 IST

Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, are expected to open in positive territory on Friday

Stock Market Today

Sensex Today: Indian equity benchmarks were trading with firm gains on Friday, driven by buying in information technology, banking and capital market-linked stocks.

At around 2:00 PM, the Sensex was up 160 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 83,543, while the NSE Nifty 50 added 18 points, or 0.07 per cent, to trade at 25,683. In the broader market, the Nifty Midcap 100 rose 0.30 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 slipped 0.17 per cent.

On the Sensex, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, State Bank of India and Mahindra & Mahindra led the gains, rising by up to 5.34 per cent. Eternal, BEL, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki and ITC were among the top losers, falling as much as 2.66 per cent.

Sectorally, Nifty IT emerged as the top performer, climbing more than 3 per cent. Nifty PSU Bank, Private Bank, Select Financials, Realty and Oil & Gas indices also traded in positive territory with gains of up to 0.85 per cent. In contrast, Nifty Pharma, Consumer Durables and Healthcare indices were down over 1 per cent each.

Global Cues

US stocks closed higher overnight, led by gains in technology and banking shares. The Dow Jones rose 0.6 per cent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced 0.26 per cent and 0.25 per cent, respectively. Sentiment was further supported by encouraging labour market data, with weekly jobless claims for the week ended January 10 coming in at 198,000, well below economists’ expectations of 215,000.

Asian markets were mixed in early trade. China’s CSI 300 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained more than 0.5 per cent each, while Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s KOSPI slipped marginally.

Investors in the region are closely watching developments in the semiconductor sector after the US and Taiwan signed a major trade pact. Under the agreement, Taiwanese chipmakers will invest at least $250 billion in US manufacturing capacity in return for reciprocal tariff benefits.

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