January 7: Sensex, Nifty Decline For Second Session, SME IPO Action Continues & More

Welcome to BreakOut by 5paisa, your daily pre-market podcast bringing you all the key cues before the trading day begins.In today’s episode, we break down the second consecutive decline in Indian equity markets, with the Sensex and Nifty closing lower amid mixed sectoral performance. While IT, pharma, PSU banks and metals showed resilience, pressure was visible in infrastructure, media, oil & gas and capital goods stocks. We also look at the top Nifty gainers and losers that shaped Tuesday’s session.We set expectations for today’s trade with Gift Nifty signaling a weak start, decode weekly options data and falling put-call ratio pointing to easing bullish sentiment, and track elevated volatility levels as India VIX remains above short-term averages.You’ll also get insights into institutional activity, with foreign investors turning marginal sellers and domestic institutions continuing to support the market. On the IPO front, we cover the opening of Yajur Fibres’ SME IPO and the strong subscription response to Gabion Technologies.Globally, Wall Street ended higher on AI-led optimism in chip stocks, commodities remained in focus with gold steady and silver surging, oil prices slipped, and Asian markets opened mixed.All this and more — packed into a crisp, actionable market snapshot — only on BreakOut by 5paisa.We’ll be back tomorrow, same time, before the action begins