Overview
- Sensex slipped 27.46 points to 82,248.61 and Nifty added 14.05 points to 25,496.55 after a choppy Thursday session.
- Indices opened higher and briefly touched 82,579 on Sensex and held Nifty above 25,500 before gains cooled through the afternoon.
- IT counters led early advances, with Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Technologies and TCS rising about 1–2% as recent AI worries eased.
- Losses in heavyweight names such as Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank, alongside pressure in FMCG and realty, capped the upside.
- Provisional data showed FPIs bought Rs 2,991.64 crore and DIIs bought Rs 5,118.57 crore on Wednesday, while strategists flagged a range with Nifty support near 25,300 and resistance around 25,600–25,750.