Dying hour buying helps nifty to end higher on Tuesday

27 Jan 2026 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty ended higher on Friday. Index made a flat-to-positive start following mixed cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index turned volatile and started wavering in red and green terrain amid persistent foreign fund outflow and monthly F&O expiry. As per exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 4,113.38 on Friday. But in late morning session, index manged to enter into green terrain as market participants took some support with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) report stating that the FDI inflows to India in 2025 surged by 73 per cent to $47 billion, mainly due to large investments in services and manufacturing. In dying hour of trade, index gained traction and continued its northward journey till the end of the session. Sentiments got a boost as Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that India and the European Union (EU) concluded official-level negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) which will help boost two-way commerce and strengthen economic ties between the two sides. Finally, Nifty ended near 25,200 mark.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Metal, PSU Bank and Private Bank stocks, while selling was witnessed in Media, Auto and FMCG. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Multi Commodity Exchange of India and Adani Enterprises. On the other hand, the top losers were Syngene International, JSW Energy and Godrej Consumer Products. 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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