The Sensex platform was painted in red. Titan, ICICI Bank, and Bajaj Finance remained the only exceptions in green. On the other hand, the major laggards included Tata Steel, Kotak Bank, and M&M.

The S&P BSE Sensex was up 254.19 points to 79,477.30, while NSE Nifty50 gained 61.50 points to 24,066.25 as of 9:23 AM.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Friday. While BSE Sensex went below 79,400, Nifty5

At the close of trading, the Sensex was down by 720.60 points, or 0.90 per cent, at 79,223.11, and the Nifty dropped 183.90 points, or 0.76 per cent, to end at 24,004.75

Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, faced significant losses on January 3 due to profit booking and a strengthening US dollar. The Sensex dropped over 700 points, while the Nifty 50 fell 200 points amid selling pressure across several sectors.

The BSE Sensex fell 614 points, or 0.77 per cent to close at 79,330.14. Nifty declined 168.80 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 24,019.85. This is even as 2,136 BSE-listed stocks gained against 1,499 that slid so far.

BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While BSE Sensex was up over 100 points, Nifty50 was above 24,000.

Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 opened higher but then dipped as Bajaj Finance reported a 28% YoY rise in assets under management. IT stocks surged ahead of the quarterly results season, while the external macro construct remains challenging with high US bond yields affecting FII flows.