Indian stock indices settled in the red for the third straight day on Friday, the last session of the current week, due to looming uncertainties around President Donald Trump-elect's likely actions post his inauguration.
Indian stock markets closed in the negative territory on Thursday with the Sensex and Nifty, both ending the day lower, as concerns over currency weakness and muted earnings expectations weighed on investor sentiment.
Indian stock markets opened on a lower note on Thursday amid the mixed global cues. On the opening, the BSE Sensex was down 214.33 points or 0.27 per cent at 77,934.16, and the Nifty was down 55.25 points or 0.23 per cent, opening at 23,633.70.
Indian stock markets opened almost flat, starting the fresh week in green with a marginally higher opening; however, the outlook is still under pressure.
Indian corporates are expected to witness an improved earnings which will drive in retuns in the new year, stated the Mirae Asset Mutual Funds stated in its Annual Market Outlook 2025 report.