Nifty 50 outlook remains weak and the markets will consolidate in a range with stock specific action on the back of Q3 result announcements, analysts said.

Nifty 50 slipped below the 23,550 mark, marking a decline of 162 points to end at 23,526.5. The Sensex fell 528 points to settle at 77,620, as broader market sentiment remained bearish. Frontline indices lost nearly 1% each,

Motital Oswal Financial Services remains optimistic about India's growth story in the medium to long run. It remains biased towards large-caps with a 76% allocation. Add Shriram finance: To capitalize on its diversified AUM mix, enhanced cross-selling opportunities

For benchmark Nifty-50 index, 23650 will be the key level to watch. Below this level, the market could continue its weak formation till 23400-23375. Conversely, if it rises above 23650, it could bounce back to 23750-23800,

Indian equity markets fell on Thursday, January 09. The BSE Sensex dropped as much as 0.77% to 77,542.92 level while the NSE compiled Nifty 50 slipped 0.78% to an intra-day low level of 23,503, testing one of the important support levels. The Nifty 50 closed the session 0.69% lower at 23,526.50. The Sensex dropped 0.68% to finish at 77,620.21.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,583 level, a discount of nearly 63 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The Indian market closed lower on January 10 after a highly volatile session, with the Nifty falling below 23,350. The decline was driven by broad-based selling across sectors, except for IT stocks, which surged following TCS's better-than-expected Q3 results.

With today's fall, Sensex and Nifty have entered in a correction phase. From its 52-week high of 85,978.25 (touched in September 2024), Sensex has crashed 8,599.34 points or 10 per cent. Likewise, the Nifty 50 index has fallen 2,

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a drop of 0.54%, settling at 23,442 points, while the Sensex wrapped up the session with a drop of 0.40%, at the 77,312 level. It was the mid- and small-cap stocks that continued to be hammered by investors sharply in Friday's session.

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex failed to maintain their early momentum on Friday, slipping into the red for the third consecutive session as 12 out of 13 sectoral indices saw losses, primarily due to declines in public sector banks and metals.