Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Nifty Ends Four-Day Winning Streak as IT, Financial Stocks Weigh
Indian stock markets finished lower on Tuesday.
The Nifty fell 0.36% to 23,329.
This ended its four-day run of gains.
The Sensex also dropped by 0.44%.
Investors sold some large technology and financial companies to lock in profits.
IT, PSU bank and pharma shares were among the weaker areas.
Media, real estate and metal shares gained and reduced the market’s overall losses.
Analysts are watching 23,300 as an important support level for the Nifty.
The Sensex fell 329.91 points, or 0.44%, to close at 74,529.08.
The Nifty declined 85.30 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 23,329, ending its four-session winning streak.
Information technology and financial stocks faced selling pressure, with Trent, Tata Consumer Products and Tata Consultancy Services among the leading Nifty losers.
Nifty IT, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Pharma declined, while media, realty and metal stocks gained.
The Nifty MidCap index slipped 0.08% and the Nifty SmallCap index fell 0.23%, as analysts highlighted sectoral rotation and profit-booking.
- Who
- Indian equity investors, market analysts and companies traded on the BSE and NSE.
- What
- The Sensex and Nifty declined, ending the Nifty’s four-session winning streak.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- Indian equity markets in Mumbai.
- Why
- Profit-booking and selling in information technology and financial stocks outweighed gains in metal, media and realty shares.
Cautious Market View
Sector-Rotation View
Near-term direction
Cautious Market View
A decisive break below the Nifty’s 23,300 support could increase selling pressure and expose the index to 23,200.
Sector-Rotation View
A move above the 23,400–23,500 resistance range could improve near-term momentum.
Meaning of the decline
Cautious Market View
Weakness in IT, financial, PSU bank and pharma stocks weighed on market sentiment and pulled the benchmarks lower.
Sector-Rotation View
Analysts described the session as sectoral rotation rather than broad risk aversion, with investors moving funds into media, realty and metal stocks.
- Sensex close
- 74,529.08, down 329.91 points or 0.44%
- Nifty close
- 23,329, down 85.30 points or 0.36%
- Nifty trend
- Four-session winning streak ended
- Immediate resistance
- 23,400–23,500
- Immediate support
- 23,300, followed by 23,200
- MidCap performance
- Nifty MidCap fell 0.08%
- SmallCap performance
- Nifty SmallCap fell 0.23%
- Strongest sectors
- Media, realty and metal
