Mumbai, February 5: The Indian stock market opened flat on Thursday. The Sensex fell by approximately 60 points to 83,757.54, while the Nifty opened with a slight decline of one point at 25,755.
In the early trading session, metal shares exerted pressure on the market, making Nifty Metal the top loser among the main indices. Other sectors such as defense, real estate, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, infrastructure, commodities, services, and automotive also opened in the red. Conversely, oil, FMCG, media, and IT sectors were performing well, showing gains.
Midcap and small-cap indices also witnessed declines. The Nifty Midcap 100 index fell by 179 points, or 0.30%, to 59,504, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index dropped by 137 points, or 0.80%, to 17,070.
Among the gainers in the Sensex pack were HUL, Infosys, Trent, TCS, ICICI Bank, NTPC, SBI, and HCL Tech. On the losing side were stocks like Indigo, BEL, L&T, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, Titan, Asian Paints, Power Grid, and ITC.
International markets showed mixed trends. Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Seoul were in the red, while only Jakarta’s stock market was in the green. The US stock market closed mixed on Wednesday.
The selling pressure in metal shares has also affected gold and silver prices. As of the time of writing, gold for the April 2, 2026 contract on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) was down by 1.46% at ₹1,50,813, and silver for the March 5, 2026 contract was down by 9% at ₹2,44,654. On COMEX, gold fell below $5,000 per ounce, and silver was below $80 per ounce.
Crude oil prices also remained weak, with Brent crude down by 2.16% at $68 per barrel and WTI crude at $63 per ounce.
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