The Sensex and Nifty opened at fresh record levels in early trade on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Sensex started trading today at 85267.18, up at 78.58 points or 0.09%, and the Nifty was at 26168.05, up at 21.50 points or 0.08%. Meanwhile, the Indian rupee was trading today at 89.96 against the dollar.