At pre-open, the Nifty 50 and Sensex were 0.07% and 0.08% down, respectively. Get live updates on Indian stock market here on Dec 30.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a tepid start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,990 level, a discount of nearly 2 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The BSE Sensex lost 450.94 points or 0.57% to close at 78,248.13. Likewise, Nifty slipped 168.50 points or 0.71% to 23,644.90.

Highlights: In the broader markets Nifty Midcap100 index ended higher by 0.37 per cent, while Nifty Smallcap100 index settled down by 0.62 per cent

The Indian stock market opened lower on Monday as selling was seen in the auto, IT, PSU bank, financial service, FMCG, media, energy and metal sectors on Nifty in early trade.

The Indian equity markets closed lower on Monday, December 30, as volatility dominated the trading session. The Nifty 50 ended nearly 1% lower at 23,645, while the Sensex fell 451 points to close at 78,

The Sensex closed unchanged at 78,472, while the Nifty edged 23 points higher to settle at 23,750. This marks the third consecutive series of losses for the markets, the first such instance in 21 months,

January typically tends to be a slower month according to the past decade’s seasonality, with Nifty often closing in the red 70 per cent of the time.

The Federal Reserve's projection of a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025 has pushed up US Treasury yields, diminishing the appeal of emerging market assets

Snapping its two-day winning run, the Indian stock market's benchmark index, the Nifty 50, closed almost a per cent lower on Monday, December 30, on losses led by banking heavyweights, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amid weak global cues.

The benchmark BSE Sensex and the broader NSE Nifty both fell as media stocks were down 0.67%, auto stocks were down 0.52%, and IT stocks were down 0.51%