Nifty end lower on Wednesday amid renewed tariff uncertainty

07 Jan 2026 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended lower on Wednesday amid renewed tariff uncertainty. Index made a slightly negative start following mixed cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index started wavering near neutral line with negative bias. Rising geopolitical tensions between US and Venezuela kept investors on edge. Besides, persistent foreign fund outflow weighted on market sentiments. As per exchange data, foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 107.63 crore on Tuesday. In afternoon session, market extended its losses. Traders overlooked India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) in its latest report has said that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to grow by 6.9 per cent in the next financial year (FY27). However, in last leg of the session, market trimmed most of its losses but ultimately ended below 26,150 mark.

Traders were seen piling up positions in IT, Consumer Durables and Chemicals stocks, while selling was witnessed in Auto, Oil & Gas and Realty. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Tata Elxsi, KPIT Technologies and Tata Technologies. On the other hand, the top losers were Cipla, Maruti Suzuki India and Hindustan Zinc. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 26900 - 27100 calls and 25900 - 26100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

India Volatility Index (VIX), a gauge for market’s short-term expectation of volatility decreased by 0.67% and re

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