Nifty ends significantly lower amid geopolitical uncertainties

20 Jan 2026 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty ended significantly lower on Tuesday amid geopolitical uncertainties. Index made a flat-to-negative start following mixed cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index extended its losses amid market participants avoided risky bids ahead of weekly F&O expiry. Meanwhile, persistent Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) fund outflow dampened market sentiments. As per exchange data, FIIs sold equities worth Rs 3,262.82 crore on Monday. Further, sentiments remained pessimistic as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats regarding Greenland reignited concerns about a trade war with the EU and NATO allies. In afternoon session, index continued its southward journey and maintained it till the end of the session. In last leg of the trade, market intensified its losses and ended below 25,250 level.

All sectorial indices ended in red. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Hindustan Zinc, Dalmia Bharat and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. On the other hand, the top losers were UPL, Oberoi Realty and Havells India. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 24900 - 25100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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