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On Friday, the 30-stock index fell over 1,000 points, while the 50-stock index fell 1.3%. About 2,885 shares declined and 1,315 stocks advanced on BSE.

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The BSE Sensex fell 0.7% to below 83,674 and the NSE Nifty 50 declined 0.65, but managed to close above 25,800.

The acceleration of price decline to $60,000 without corresponding volume spikes suggests thin order books and lack of buyer conviction at intermediate levels.

BSE Sensex ended about 100 points lower, while the NSE Nifty ended at 25,942.90, as losses in HDFC Bank and Infosys offset gains in State Bank of India and Reliance Industries.

The stop-and-start behavior among large holders has sharpened a familiar question hanging over the market: who, exactly, is left to power the next sustained rally?

Indian equity benchmarks extended gains for a third straight session amid the F&O expiry, tracking positive global cues.

The BSE Sensex closed more than 450 points higher to settle above 84,000 and the NSE Nifty 50 closed 0.7% higher to end above 25,860.

Choppy trading in the past 48-hours underscores a sharp rise in volatility.

Sensex fell over 300 points and the Nifty traded below 25,550 after the RBI Monetary Policy Committee kept the benchmark repo rates unchanged at 5.25%. The NSE Nifty Private Bank Index was the top sectoral gainer, while the NSE Nifty PSU Banks index was the top sectoral loser as rate cut cycle goes on hold.

The slide has echoes of the one in 2022, when prices retreated sharply from the surge seen during the easy-money era of the pandemic as the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy.

The slide has echoes of the one in 2022, when prices retreated sharply from the surge seen during the easy-money era of the pandemic as the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy.

The latest drop comes as digital assets lose their grip on nearly every narrative that once underpinned demand. Bitcoin is no longer acting as a hedge, failing to rise alongside gold during periods of geopolitical stress.

The Nifty 50 ended 133 points or 0.5% lower at 25.642 and the BSE Sensex tanked 506 points or 0.6% at 83,311. The boarder market showed mixed performance.

Bitcoin fell as low as $71,540 in Asia trading Thursday. Thats the weakest level since Nov. 6, 2024, the day after Donald Trump was re-elected US president. It had dipped to $71,739 late Wednesday in New York.

The cryptocurrency was down 13% so far in 2026 and has fallen 39% from its high of over $126,000 on Oct. 6. Bitcoin had fallen about 40% from its record high in October.

Indian equity benchmarks were subdued. The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty were trading little changed.

The BSE Sensex rose 2,319 points. It had risen as much as 4,200 points to 85,871.The NSE Nifty 50 rose 2.8% to 25,783.95 after rising as much as 5% intraday.

Schiff comments came after the precious metal recovered on Tuesday following a sharp retreat over the past two sessions.

Further losses, he said, could rapidly strain the balance sheets of major holders, force selling across the crypto ecosystem and trigger widespread value destruction.