Share Market Highlights 24 January 2025: Sensex lost 329.92 pts or 0.43% to close at 76,190.46; Nifty 50 depreciated 113.15 pts or 0.49% to 23,092.20

Sensex, Nifty updates on 24 January 2025: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close with losses in a volatile session on Friday, snapping their two-day winning streak as investors pared exposure to realty, oil & gas and healthcare stocks amid a mixed trend in global markets. Unabated foreign fund outflows also dented investor sentiment. After swinging between gains and losses, the 30-share BSE benchmark dropped 329.92 points or 0.43 per cent to settle at 76,190.46. During the day, it slumped 428.63 points or 0.56 per cent to 76,091.75. The NSE Nifty declined 113.15 points or 0.49 per cent to 23,092.20. On a weekly basis, the BSE index declined 428.87 points or 0.55 per cent, and the Nifty dipped 111 points or 0.47 per cent. From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, Zomato, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, UltraTech Cement, HDFC Bank, Adani Ports and Bajaj Finserv were among the major laggards. On the other hand, Hindustan Unilever, Tech Mahindra, Nestle, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank were among the gainers. The BSE smallcap gauge dropped 2.23 per cent, and the midcap index declined 1.60 per cent. Among BSE sectoral indices, realty tanked 2.50 per cent, oil & gas went lower by 2.30 per cent, industrials (2.22 per cent), energy (1.95 per cent), capital goods (1.89 per cent), consumer discretionary (1.79 per cent) and auto (1.69 per cent). Read More | Source: The Hindu Business Line