Nifty below 25,200, Sensex falls 271 pts, metals shine

The Indian equity indices ended lower for the third consecutive session of Wednesday weighed down by weak global cues such as rising geopolitical tensions over Greenland and a sharp sell-off in Japanese government bonds, which pushed benchmarks below their 200-day moving averages for the first time in eight months.At close, the Sensex was down 270.84 points or 0.33 percent at 81,909.63, and the Nifty was down 75 points or 0.30 percent at 25,157.50. About 1357 shares advanced, 2509 shares declined, and 127 shares unchanged.
Eternal, Max Healthcare, InterGlobe Aviation, Hindalco and JSW Steel featured were the top gainers on the Nifty while losers included Trent, Bharat Electronics, ICICI Bank, Tata Consumer and Apollo Hospitals.On the sectoral front,except for metal and oil & gas, all other sectoral indices ended in the red, with pharma, IT, private banks, realty and PSU banks declining about 0.5 percent each.The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices shed nearly 1 percent each.
Rupee Close:
On 21 Jan'26, the Indian rupee fell 72 paise to  close at a fresh low of 91.70 against the US dollar on Wednesday, amid tariff pressures from Washington, which continue to affect India's trade prospects and capital inflows. 
Trading Guide: 
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Wednesday- Jindal SAW, Deepak Nitrite, GPPL, JK Lakshmi Cement, and Dalmia Bharat

(Business Correspondent)