Indian stock markets continue to decline. Even big companies that were expected to deliver better returns in 2025 are performing poorly right now. Meanwhile, investors investing in mid-cap and small-cap companies as well as micro-cap and penny stocks are nervous. So far in 2026, the share prices of more than 600 of the top 1000 companies have fallen by more than 10%. Moreover, more than 70% of the stocks in the small-cap and micro-cap indices have incurred double-digit losses for investors in the first 23 days of 2026 alone.
Loss of ₹33 lakh crore to investors
This month, the Sensex and Nifty have fallen by more than 4%, while the small-cap index has fallen by almost 10% and the micro-cap index by more than 21%. Due to this, investors have suffered a loss of more than ₹33 lakh crore. A huge fall was seen in the Indian stock market on Friday. Sensex fell 770 points to close at 81,538, while Nifty fell 0.95% to 25,048. All sectoral indices also closed in the red. Utility and realty sector indices fell by more than 3%.
weak technical outlook
Continuous selling by foreign investors, weak quarterly results, record fall in rupee and global uncertainties have combined to weaken investor sentiment. Nifty falling below its 200-day moving average is also a reason for the weak technical outlook. Selling in banking and financial stocks dragged the market down. The fall in Adani Group shares also had a negative impact on market sentiment.
Adani shares fell
Adani shares fell after the US markets regulator, SEC, sought permission from a US district judge to issue summons to Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, bypassing the Indian government in an alleged bribery case.