Indian stock market opens with strong positive gains in New Year’s session

New Delhi, January 1, 2026: The Indian Stock Market opens with a positive opening on Thursday’s trading session amid new year’s strong resolutions progress. Sensex opens higher with 0.21% at 85,400 and Nifty 50 opens with gain of 0.20% at 26,182.05, supported with improved domestic technical upgrade and other major triggers with mixed global cues. Among sectors, the FMCG index has been trading down by 1% while the telecom index gained 1% in early trade.

In the National Stock Exchange, 10 out of 15 sectoral indices were trading in the green. Nifty Media and Nifty Auto led the gains, while Nifty FMCG and Nifty Pharma were trading in the red.

However, the BSE midcap and small cap indices were trading flat almost in the early morning trade. In terms of the institutional front, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued their selling streak for the consecutive fifth session on December 31, offloading equities worth Rs 3,597 crore.

Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) in contrast provided strong support by purchasing equities worth Rs 6,759 crore more than offsetting FII outflows and lending stability to the market. Investors are getting more cautious amid ongoing volatility and global uncertainty and are advised to remain selective and disciplined.