The stock market opened in the red as trading began on Thursday, January 30, 2025, with consumer durables, auto, and IT stocks falling the most. At 9:20 am IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down by 75.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a tepid start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,150 level, a premium of nearly 2 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Foreign portfolio investors stayed net sellers of Indian equities for the 19th straight session on Wednesday as they sold stocks worth Rs 2,586.4 crore. Domestic institutional investors were net buyers for the 30th consecutive session as they mopped up equities worth Rs 1,792.7 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.