New Delhi: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday amid non-stop foreign fund outflows and tariff-related jitters.
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 242.24 points to 80,381.02 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 54.85 points to 24,541.30.
From the Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Bharat Electronics, Eternal, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank were among the laggards.
However, Titan, Bajaj Finance, NTPC and Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers.
"The market continues to be technically and fundamentally weak. From the fundamental perspective, there are no indications yet of a sharp uptick in earnings for FY26. These weak indicators, along with the relatively high valuations in India, are triggering sustained selling by the FIIs.
"Yesterday’s sharp 250 point recovery from the low level in Nifty was caused by short covering triggered by the strong buying by DIIs of Rs 10,864 crore. In the present context of negative sentiments in the market caused by the tariff skirmishes between India and the US, FIIs are likely to continue selling in the cash market. The only saving grace is the sustained DII buying, which remains strong," VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
The initial 25 percent tariffs announced by the US on Indian imports came into effect Thursday.
The US markets ended on a mixed note on Thursday.
On Thursday, the Sensex edged higher by 79.27 points or 0.10 percent to settle at 80,623.26. The Nifty went up by 21.95 points or 0.09 percent to 24,596.15.
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