By Admin 
Stock Market News: The news of American attack on Venezuela and taking control of the President there had a direct impact on the Indian domestic stock market. There was pressure in the market on Monday, January 5, 2026, the first trading day of the week, amid US President Donald Trump’s threat to further increase tariff rates. S&P BSE Sensex fell by 322.39 points to close at 85,439.62, while Nifty 50 also slipped by 78.25 points to 26,250.30. Increasing geopolitical uncertainty globally and concerns over trade weakened investor sentiment.
rise in these shares
However, some stocks showed strength even in the declining market. Bharat Electronics was the biggest gainer, whose shares registered a rise of 2.65 percent. Apart from this, Hindustan Unilever gained 1.62 percent, Tata Steel gained 1.56 percent, UltraTech Cement gained 1.53 percent and Axis Bank shares gained 1.46 percent.
On the other hand, heavy selling was seen in many leading stocks. Shares of HDFC Bank were the biggest losers and fell 2.35 percent. After this, Infosys shares fell by 2.09 percent, HCL Technology by 2.08 percent, Bajaj Finance by 1.21 percent and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) fell by 1.17 percent. Overall, global tensions and uncertainty over tariffs influenced market movements.
What do experts say
According to market experts, after Nifty reached its record level, profit-booking dominated the market, due to which the index slipped to around the important support level of 26,200. Ashika Institutional Equities said increased geopolitical tensions following the US attack on Venezuela and US President Donald Trump’s comments regarding increasing customs duties on India kept investor sentiment cautious.
It is noteworthy that in August last year, the US administration had increased the duty on Indian products to 50 percent, out of which 25 percent duty was imposed as a penalty for continuing oil imports from Russia.
On Friday, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 289.80 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) made net purchases of Rs 677.38 crore. In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei and China’s Shanghai Composite closed strongly, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng managed to register a slight gain.
A bullish trend was seen during trading in European markets also. US markets closed mostly positive on Friday. Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.13 percent to $60.67 per barrel. It is noteworthy that earlier on Friday, Sensex had gained 573.41 points and closed at 85,762.01 points and Nifty had gained 182 points and closed at 26,328.55.
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