Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in positive territory in early trade on Monday (August 11, 2025) amid fresh foreign fund inflows and a rally in the U.S. markets. A firm trend in Asian markets further contributed to the optimism in equities.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 104.84 points to 79,962.63 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 55.85 points to 24,419.15.

From the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Trent, NTPC, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the gainers.

However, Titan, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finserv were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were trading in positive territory.

The U.S. markets ended higher on Friday.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,932.81 crore on Friday (August 8, 2025) according to exchange data.

“Nifty extended its losing streak to a sixth straight week, with fear and caution dominating sentiment after India faced the brunt of Trump’s trade war amid a lacklustre Q1 earnings season. Today, the index may find respite on positive cues from Wall Street, supported by renewed hopes of a September Fed rate cut and FIIs turning net buyers (₹1,933 crore) on Friday,” Prashanth Tapse, Senior V.P. (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.45 per cent to $66.29 a barrel.

On Friday, the Sensex tanked 765.47 points or 0.95 per cent to settle at 79,857.79. The Nifty dropped 232.85 points or 0.95 per cent to 24,363.30.

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gave up early gains and were trading lower on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) amid caution ahead of the RBI’s monetary policy decision and unabated foreign fund outflows.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 124.18 points or 0.15 per cent to 80,834.43 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 21.85 points to 24,671.40.

Later, both the benchmark indices gave up early gains and were quoting lower. The BSE benchmark traded 82.53 points lower at 80,627.72, and the NSE Nifty quoted 29 points down at 24,620.55.

Among the Sensex firms, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tech Mahindra, Eternal, Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank were the major laggards.

Trent, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, BEL, and State Bank of India were among the gainers.

On Tuesday (August 5), the U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats to raise tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil.

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra-headed rate-setting panel, which started the three-day deliberations to decide the next bi-monthly monetary policy on Monday, is scheduled to announce the policy rateon Wednesday (August 6, 2025).

“President Trump’s rhetoric and actions will continue to weigh on markets in the near-term. India’s response to the rhetoric and actions, so far, has been subdued and, of late, strong and measured. India is unlikely to concede to the unjustifiable and unreasonable demands of the U.S. administration.

“This means there will be short-term pains for the economy in terms of lower exports and a marginal hit to our GDP growth in FY26, with the GDP growth declining to around 6.2 per cent from 6.5 per cent estimated earlier. Corporate earnings may also take a minor hit,” V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments, said.

This means short-term pains for the market, particularly since the high valuations provide room for correction. The monetary policy decision on Wednesday is unlikely to influence the market significantly. The overarching influence on the market will be Trump’s tantrums, Mr. Vijayakumar added.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Shanghai’s SSE Composite index were trading in the positive territory while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and South Korea’s Kospi were quoting lower.

The U.S. markets ended lower in overnight deals on Tuesday.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.64 per cent to ₹68.07 a barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹22.48 crore while Domestic Institutional Investors purchased equities worth ₹3,840.39 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.

On Tuesday, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 308.47 points to close at 80,710.25. The broader NSE Nifty dipped 73.20 points to close at 24,649.55.

Stock markets declined for the second day in a row on Friday (July 25, 2025), with the Sensex tumbling 721 points due to heavy selling in financial, IT and oil & gas shares amid persistent foreign fund outflows.

The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 721.08 points or 0.88 per cent to settle at over a month’s low of 81,463.09. During the day, it plunged 786.48 points or 0.95 per cent to 81,397.69.

The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 225.10 points or 0.90 per cent to a month’s low of 24,837.

Analysts said a weak trend in Asian and European markets also dented investors’ sentiment.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said, “Subdued corporate results and lacklustre global cues triggered a broad-based sell-off across domestic equities. Elevated valuations in large-cap stocks, coupled with significant net short positions held by FIIs, added to the downward pressure.” Among Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance declined 4.73 per cent post its June quarter earnings announcement. Power Grid, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Trent, Tata Motors, NTPC and Adani Ports were also among the laggards.

However, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel emerged as gainers.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,133.69 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. However, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹2,617.14 crore.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled lower while South Korea’s Kospi ended in positive territory..

European markets were trading lower. The U.S. markets ended on a mixed note on Thursday (July 24).

India and the U.K. signed a landmark free trade agreement on Thursday, which, starting next year, will see 99 per cent of Indian exports enter the UK duty-free, while reducing tariffs on British products such as cars and whisky.

The deal, which comes days ahead of the US moratorium on higher tariffs coming to an end, aims to double the USD 56 billion trade between the world’s fifth and sixth largest economies by 2030.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.32 per cent to USD 69.40 a barrel.

On Thursday, the Sensex tanked 542.47 points or 0.66 per cent to settle at 82,184.17. The Nifty dropped 157.80 points or 0.63 per cent to 25,062.10.