New Delhi, Jan 7 (UNI) The stock market fell for third straight session today with the Sensex slipping by 102.20 points or 0.12 per cent to 84,961.14 and the Nifty declining by 37.95 points or 0.14 pc to 26,140.75 amidst volatility led by concerns over rising geopolitical risks, FII selling and weak Asian markets.
The BSE Midcap index added 0.5 pc, while Smallcap index rose 0.12 pc.
Among the sectors, Nifty IT spiked 1.87 pc, Consumer Durables by 1.69 pc and Pharma by 0.69 pc.
On the other hand, Nifty Auto dropped 0.80 pc and Bank fell 0.21 pc.
On Nifty, the top gainers were Titan Company up by 3.94 pc, HCL Technologies by 2.36 pc and Wipro by 1.79 pc. On the downside were Cipla (4.28 pc), Maruti Suzuki India (2.81 pc), and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (1.60 pc).
Out of 4,350 stocks traded on the BSE, 2,104 advanced, while 2,068 declined. Some 178 stocks remained unchanged.
As many as 140 stocks hit their 52-week highs while some 121 stocks hit their 52-week lows in intraday trade on the BSE.
Those on the highs included Vedanta, Titan Company, Tata Consumer Products, SBI Life Insurance Company, Nestle India, Eicher Motors, and Bajaj Auto.
While on the lows were Dixon Technologies (India), Cohance Lifesciences and Afcons Infrastructure.
Among the banking stocks, HDFC Bank slipped 5.5 pc over the past three days. IndusInd Bank also declined more than 2 pc.
Shares of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd fell 3 pc, snapping their six-day gaining streak.
The shares of Meesho dropped 5 pc to hit the lower circuit, and the shares of Titan Company jumped more than 4 pc.
Indian Rupee strengthened by 24 paise to 89.84 against the US dollar.
The National Statistics Office (NSO) also released first advance estimates saying the Real GDP has been estimated to grow by 7.4 pc in the Financial year 2025-26 against the growth rate of 6.5 pc during FY 2024-25. The Nominal GDP is estimated to grow at 8 pc in FY 2025-26.
