Buy or sell, Jan. 25 -- The Indian stock market slipped back into the red on Friday, January 23, as profit-taking set in amid ongoing geopolitical concerns, caution ahead of the Union Budget 2026, and mixed Q3 earnings outcomes, after posting modest gains of around half a percent a day earlier.

The Sensex tumbled 770 points, or 0.94%, to end at 81,537.70, while the Nifty 50 declined 241 points, or 0.95%, to close at 25,048.65.

" The benchmark indices ended the week on a bearish note, with the Nifty 50 closing around 25,050 declining nearly 2.5% amid heightened volatility. Sectoral performance remained broadly weak, with metals being the sole outperformer, gaining close to 1%, while all other major sectoral indices closed in the red. Bro...