NEW DELHI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Indian stock markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), or Sensex, and the National Stock Exchange (NSE), or Nifty 50, fell by nearly 1 percent on Friday.
At the end of the day's trading, the BSE Sensex was down by 769.67 points at 81,537.70, while the NSE Nifty50 slipped by 241.25 points to 25,048.65.
The fall in stock markets was mainly attributed to weak global cues, heavy selling by foreign investors, and the pressure across most sectors, said India Today.
It further stated that one of the main reasons for the fall in Indian stocks was the continued selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
Foreign investors had been pulling money out of Indian equities for several weeks. In January 2026 alone, foreign investors sold shares worth 365.91 billion Indian Rupees (around 3.98 billion U.S. dollars). This steady outflow had kept the Indian stock markets under pressure, added the report. ■