Sensex declines for third day, sheds 367 points on foreign fund outflows

Benchmark index Sensex dropped by 367 points in its third straight day of losses on Friday (December 26, 2025) due to foreign fund outflows and lack of any major domestic triggers.

Falling for the third consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 367.25 points or 0.43% to settle at 85,041.45 in a thin trade. During the day, it tanked 470.88 points or 0.55% to 84,937.82.

The 50-share NSE Nifty declined by 99.80 points or 0.38% to 26,042.30, registering its second day of decline.

From the 30-Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Eternal and Sun Pharma were among the biggest laggards.

However, Titan, NTPC, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Reliance Industries and Hindustan Unilever were the gainers.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Shanghai’s SSE Composite index settled in positive territory.

Stock markets in Europe and Hong Kong were closed on Friday (December 26).

U.S. markets were closed on Thursday (December 25) for Christmas.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,721.26 crore on Wednesday (December 24), while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹2,381.34 crore, according to exchange data.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, climbed 0.31% up to $62.43 per barrel.

On Wednesday (December 24), the Sensex dropped by 116.14 points or 0.14% to settle at 85,408.70. The Nifty edged lower by 35.05 points or 0.13% to 26,142.10. The domestic stock markets were closed on Thursday (December 25) for Christmas.