Sensex Falls 456 Points, Nifty Ends Below 24,600; Top 10 Gainers & Losers Today

Sensex & Nifty Closing Bell Today

Indian stock markets ended Friday's session in the red as investors booked profits amid weakness in financial stocks and concerns over global crude oil prices.

The BSE Sensex closed 456 points lower at 78,499.17, while the NSE Nifty 50 settled 0.27% lower at 24,570.65. Despite today's decline, both benchmark indices posted gains on a weekly basis, supported by steady foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows and positive corporate earnings.

Market sentiment remained cautious as traders awaited key U.S. economic data and monitored global crude oil movements. Financial stocks dragged the benchmarks lower, while select IT and PSU banking stocks outperformed the broader market.

Top 10 Gainers Today

1. TCS
2. State Bank of India (SBI)
3. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M)
4. HCL Technologies
5. Wipro
6. Maruti Suzuki
7. Tata Technologies
8. Neuland Laboratories
9. Navin Fluorine
10. Tata Steel 

Top 10 Losers Today

1. Bajaj Finance
2. Trent
3. Financial stocks (major banking counters)
4. Oil & Gas shares
5. Consumer stocks
6. Realty stocks
7. Metal stocks
8. Auto ancillary stocks
9. Select FMCG shares
10. PSU Energy stocks 

Market Outlook

Analysts expect volatility to continue next week as investors track:

• Global crude oil prices
• US economic data
• FII/DII investment activity
• Corporate earnings
• RBI policy expectations

Long-term market sentiment remains constructive, although short-term fluctuations are likely.