Stocks markets open firm but later turned choppy amid mixed global cues

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began trading on a positive note on Thursday (December 11, 2025) but soon pared all early gains to trade in the negative territory amid weak trends in Asian markets and persistent foreign fund outflows.

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex, opened higher and climbed 149.3 points, or 0.17% to 84,540.57. The 50-share National Stock Exchange (NSE) index, Nifty, also advanced 45.05 points to 25,803.05.

However, both key indices reversed their gains as selling pressure intensified, with the Sensex declining 222.39 points, or 0.26%, to 84,168.88 and the Nifty slipping 50.90 points to 25,707.10.

Among the Sensex constituents, Titan, PowerGrid, HCL Technologies, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv and ITC were the laggards.

On the other hand, Eternal, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Larsen and Toubro, Infosys and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark, Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and South Korea’s Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) were trading lower.

Wall Street settled higher in overnight deals on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) after the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.5-3.75% in its December meeting.

However, policymakers left their projections for the federal funds rate unchanged from September, signalling only one 25 basis points cut in 2026.

Meanwhile, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained the net sellers of equities worth ₹1,651.06 crore on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹3,752.31 crore, according to the exchange data.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.035 to $62.23 per barrel.