The stock market opened in the red as trading began on Thursday, January 23, with FMCG, PSU bank, and energy stocks falling the most. At 9:20am, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 139.03 points or 0.

Indian benchmark indices extended the selloff on Tuesdays and are poised to close at the lowest level since the June crash. Selloff in Oil and Gas stocks and banks led the declines in the benchmark index. Nifty 50 index fell below 23,000 for the first time since June 7, 2024, and Sensex fell nearly 1,300 points on Tuesday.

Indian equity benchmarks, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in the red zone on Thursday. The BSE Sensex was trading below 76,300, while Nifty50 hovered near 23,100. At 10 am, the Sensex rose by 200.73 points,