There was bullishness in the stock market on Friday, January 16, 2026. Sensex closed at 83,570.35 points up 0.23%. Nifty settled flat but in green at 25,694.35 points. The Indian benchmarks rose as investors looked with a positive lens at following posts made by the US President Donald Trump on the social media platform ‘Truth Social’. US enters Gaza Peace Plan’s Next Phase: Trump announces establishment of ‘THE BOARD OF PEACE’ Iranian protesters will not be ‘sentenced to death’, claims Trump citing Fox News Crude cools down: The, international standard, Brent crude oil prices, cooled down on Thursday from 2-month high of $65 per barrel and continued to drop on Friday as well. In other Asian markets, trading was mixed Foreign investors sold shares worth ₹4,781 crore Markets Declined on January 14 On January 15, the market was closed due to municipal elections in Maharashtra. On January 14, the stock market had declined. Sensex had closed at 83,383 with a drop of 245 points. Similarly, Nifty had also fallen by 67 points. It closed at 25,666. Post navigation India sees 136 startups daily:50,000 new startups added in 2025, 2.09 lakh in total; 3% closed in past 10 years, lowest closure rate worldwide ₹44 lakh fine on Amazon, Flipkart and 6 other e-sellers:Govt cracks down on illegal walkie-talkie sales citing threat to national security
