New Delhi, Jan 1 (.) Indian stock market on Thursday started the New Year 2026 on a positive note amid buying across the sectors barring FMCG, pharma.
At close, the Sensex was down 32 points or 0.04% at 85,188.60, and the Nifty was up 16.95 points or 0.06% at 26,146.55. The BSE midcap index rose 0.3%, while smallcap index ended flat.
Among the sector, Nifty FMCG ended as the top loser crashing 3.17%, while the other key losers were Nifty Pharma down by 0.40% and Healthcare down by 0.19%.
On the other hand, Nifty Auto (1.03%), Realty (0.84%), Metal (0.79%), and IT (0.76%) ended with healthy gains while Nifty Bank alos rose 0.22%, and the Financial Services index climbed by 0.19%.
On Nifty, around 38 stocks ended higher with the top gainers were Bajaj Auto (2.59%), Shriram Finance (2.39%), and NTPC (2%). ITC (9.69%), Tata Consumer Products (1.57%), and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (1.53%) ended as the top losers in the index.
Out of 4,335 stocks traded on the BSE, 2,211 advanced, while 1,952 declined. Some 172 stocks remained unchanged.
As many as 144 stocks hit their 52-week highs while around 87 stocks hit their 52-week lows on the BSE.
Those on the high were Reliance, Titan, and Larsen and Toubro, while on lows included ITC, Siemens Energy India, and Clean Science and Technology.
Gold and silver fell on the last trading day of 2025 remaining on track for the biggest annual gain in more than four decades as a banner year for precious metals drew to a close.
Spot gold hovered around $4,320 an ounce, while silver slid toward $71.
Shares of Vodafone Idea spiked nearly 10% on likely AGR relief and Rs 5,836 crore payment from Vodafone Group.
ITC shares dropped 10% to trade at Rs 362.70 apiece after the government imposed new excise duty on cigarettes.
Ashok Leyland shares were the top gainers on the index, rising more than 3%. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) shares followed, rising more than 1%.
. VK SAS PRS