Markets at close, January 30: The Indian equity benchmarks wrapped up the last trading session of the first month of 2026 on a weak note. The Sensex ended the session at 82,339.32, down 0.27%, while the Nifty closed at 25,320.65, lower by 0.39%.
The markets will open for a special trading session on Sunday, February 1, 2026, to mark the Union Budget presentation.
Markets at 1.30 PM: Indian equity indices remained rangebound in the afternoon trade. The Nifty 50 was trading 165 points or 0.65% lower at 25,254, while the Sensex remained near its opening levels, falling 528 points or 0.64% to 82,038.
All the broader indices were trading in the red. The Nifty Bank was down 382 points or 0.64% at 59,576, while the Nifty Midcap 100 dropped more than 300 points or 0.53% to 58,229.
Markets today at open: The domestic indices opened Friday’s trade on a lower note. The Nifty 50 opened 174 points or 0.68% lower at 25,245, while the BSE Sensex fell 474 points or 0.57% to open at 82,092.
The midcap stocks saw a sell-off in the early trading hours. The Nifty Midcap 100 was trading 491 points or 0.84% lower at 58,049.
“Nifty index has reached the upper band price resistance of the past couple of days’ trading range (25450 spot levels), which also coincides with its 6-month EMA on the daily charts. A sustained trading above 25,450 spot levels will be a positive development that might take it up to 25,800-25,900 spot levels. Conversely, 25,300-25,200 spot levels will act as immediate supports on the downside,” said Vipin Kumar, Assistant Vice President of Technical Research at Globe Capital.
Markets ahead of opening: The global markets were trading on a mixed note. The GIFT Nifty was trading 52 points, or 0.20%, lower at 25,465. Here are domestic as well as key global cues to watch before the market opens that include crude oil prices, FII and DII data, business groups that most affect, sectoral performance, etc.
Earlier on Thursday, the NSE Nifty 50 closed the session 76 points or 0.30% higher at 25,418, while the BSE Sensex rose 222 points or 0.27% to close at 82,566.
Key global and domestic cues to know on January 30, 2025
Asian Markets
The Asian markets on Friday morning opened on a higher note after the US President Donald Trump said that he will announce his choice for the next Federal Reserve chair. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was 0.25% higher, and the Topix added 0.58%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 1.23% while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.99%. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 27,829, below the benchmark’s last close of 27,968.09.
US markets
The US benchmarks closed Thursday’s trade on a mixed note following the Fed’s rate decision. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.13% to close at 6,969.01, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.72% to end at 23,685.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.11%, or 55.96 points, and settled at 49,071.56.
Crude oil
The crude oil prices traded on a lower note on Friday morning. WTI crude prices were trading at $65.18, down 0.36%, while Brent crude prices were trading at $69.35, a fall of 0.34%.
US dollar
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the dollar’s value against a basket of six foreign currencies, was trading 0.43% higher at 96.57 on Friday morning. The index evaluates the strength or weakness of the US dollar in comparison to major currencies. The basket contains currencies such as the British Pound, Euro, Swedish Krona, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, etc. The rupee depreciated 0.17% to close to an all-time low of 91.95 to the dollar on January 29.
FII, DII data
Foreign institutional investors (FII) were the net buyers of shares worth Rs 393.97 crore. On the other hand, the Domestic institutional investors (DII) were the net buyers of shares worth Rs 2,638.76 crore on January 28, 2025, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.
Gold rate today
The rate for 24-carat gold today is Rs 1,70,170 per 10 grams, at its all-time high. The price of gold has jumped by 1.96% from yesterday. The 24 kt gold rate today in Delhi is Rs 1,69,880 per 10 grams. The 18-carat gold price today in India is Rs 1,27,627.5. The 24-carat gold rate in Dubai today is Rs 1,02,210.73.
Top sectors in Thursday’s trade
The Metals – Non Ferrous sector’s stocks surged the most in Thursday’s trade, increasing 3.48% in market capitalisation. Further, Mining stocks were followed by the Electric Equipment sector stocks, which were further followed by the Water Management sector stocks. However, the Paints and Pigments sector stocks fell the most.
Best and worst performing business groups
The Muthoot Group’s market cap rose the most in yesterday’s session, rising 3.39%. It was followed by the Ramco Group. Apart from that, Vedanta Group’s market capitalisation rose the most, increasing 2.4%. In the list of Vedanta Group stocks, Vedanta’s share rallied 3.9%.