Pairing all the early gains, Indian equity markets slipped in red on the first trading session of the calendar year 2026 (CY26) amid a lack of major cues.

At 12:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 85197.92 down by -22.68 points or by -0.03 % and then NSE Nifty was at 26150.6 up by 21 points or by 0.08 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 85451.7 and intraday low of 85118.82 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26197.55 and intraday low of 26113.4

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were IndusInd Bank Ltd. (Rs. 883.55,+2.22%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 283.55,+2.01%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 334.70,+1.59%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1612.10,+1.30%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3751.20,+1.12%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were ITC Ltd. (Rs. 368.50,-8.56%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 975.25,-1.16%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2030.90,-0.39%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1337.90,-0.37%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2306.70,-0.37%), among others.

TECk index was at 18664.31 up by 154.42 points or by 0.83%. Vodafone Idea Ltd. (Rs. 11.35,+5.48%), Indus Towers Ltd. (Rs. 433.10,+3.50%), HFCL Ltd. (Rs. 69.04,+1.90%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 267.00,+1.37%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1612.10,+1.30%),.

FMCG index was at 19775.82 down by -569.32 points or by -2.8%. Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (Rs. 2300.95,-16.68%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 368.50,-8.56%), United Spirits Ltd. (Rs. 1396.55,-3.27%), Gulshan Polyols Ltd. (Rs. 139.00,-2.32%), Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. (Rs. 966.95,-1.93%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4231 , shares advanced were 2057 while 1952 shares declined and 222 were unchanged.