Updated On: 21 January, 2026 06:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Selling pressure in financial, banking, and consumption stocks, coupled with ongoing rupee weakness, added to market woes. The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex recovered some intra-day losses to close 270.84 points, or 0.33 per cent lower, at 81,909.63

Among Sensex constituents, ICICI Bank, Trent, Bharat Electronics, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro, SBI, and Maruti were major laggards. Representational pic
Indian stock benchmarks ended lower for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, weighed down by rising geopolitical tensions, weak global peers, and persistent foreign fund outflows, news agency PTI reported.
Selling pressure in financial, banking, and consumption stocks, coupled with ongoing rupee weakness, added to market woes.