Nifty plunges over half percent ahead of RBI’s policy decision

05 Feb 2026 Evaluate

Snapping three-day gaining streak, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty ended with losses of over half a percent on Thursday ahead of RBI monetary policy decision, which will be announced on Friday. Index made a slightly negative start following broadly negative cues from other Asian peers. Soon, index extended its losses and continued its trade in red terrain as traders opted to book profit at elevated levels. In second half of the session, index continued its lacklustre trade and maintained it till the end of the session. Traders overlooked GeM CEO Mihir Kumar’s statement that the procurement of goods and services from the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has crossed Rs 4 lakh crore so far this fiscal with over 50 lakh buying and selling orders by various ministries and departments. Finally, Nifty ended below 25,650 mark. 

Most of the sectorial indices ended in red except PSU bank stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were PB Fintech, Jubilant Foodworks and FSN E-Commerce Ventures. On the other hand, the top losers were Tube Investments of India, Kaynes Technology India and Vedanta. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25400 - 25600 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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