Indian equity markets, including Sensex, Nifty, and Nifty Bank, experienced significant declines last week, driven by strong foreign portfolio investor sell-offs, with a potential for further drops. The short-term outlook is bearish,

TCS, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Infosys, HCL Technologies were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Shriram Finance, IndusInd Bank, Adani Enterprises, NTPC and Bharat Electronics. BSE midcap index shed 1.

TCS, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Infosys and Bajaj Finserve were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Ultratech cement, SBI and Sun Pharma

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 227.35 points to 77,847.56 by 11:39 am, while the NSE Nifty50 rose 51.20 points to 23,577.70. Despite the recovery, broader market indices remained in negative territory, reflecting persistent volatility on Dalal Street.

At about 10 am, the Sensex was down 450.92 points or 0.58 percent at 77,169.29, and the Nifty was down 159.20 points or 0.68 percent at 23,367.30. About 505 shares advanced, 2,597 shares declined, and 89 shares unchanged.

With today's fall, Sensex and Nifty have entered in a correction phase. From its 52-week high of 85,978.25 (touched in September 2024), Sensex has crashed 8,599.34 points or 10 per cent. Likewise, the Nifty 50 index has fallen 2,

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a drop of 0.54%, settling at 23,442 points, while the Sensex wrapped up the session with a drop of 0.40%, at the 77,312 level. It was the mid- and small-cap stocks that continued to be hammered by investors sharply in Friday's session.

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex failed to maintain their early momentum on Friday, slipping into the red for the third consecutive session as 12 out of 13 sectoral indices saw losses, primarily due to declines in public sector banks and metals.

The IT index was in the green, mostly because of Tata Consultancy Services which published its Q3 earnings, showing a net profit rise of 11.59% to ₹12,380 crore