Snapping the two-day rally, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Friday (November 21, 2025) mainly due to weak global trends and fading hopes of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in December.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 400.76 points or 0.47% to settle at 85,231.92. During the day, it tanked 444.84 points or 0.51% to 85,187.84.

The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 124 points or 0.47% to 26,068.15. The index had rallied over 1% or 282 points to trade above 26,000 in the previous two sessions.

Among Sensex firms, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Bharat Electronics and Eternal were the major laggards.

However, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and ITC were among the gainers.

Analysts said better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data dampened expectations of a December rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Worries about a bubble in AI-related shares also dampened investor sentiment across global markets.

Asian markets ended sharply lower. South Korea’s Kospi tanked 3.79%, Shanghai’s SSE Composite Index lost 2.45%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.40% Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell by 2.38%.

European markets were trading in the red. U.S. markets ended in negative territory on Thursday (November 20). The Nasdaq Composite tanked 2.15%, S&P 500 declined 1.56%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.84%.

“Indian markets turned volatile and settled lower, reflecting the broader decline seen across Asian equities after better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data dampened the expectation of a December rate cut. Profit-booking after a brief two-day uptrend added to the cautious tone, pulling all key indices into the red, with mid and smallcaps facing sharper corrections,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

The BSE smallcap and midcap indices declined 1.30% each.

All sectoral indices ended lower. Metal dropped 2.35%, followed by realty (1.89%), capital goods (1.79%), commodities (1.46%) and industrials (1.43%).

A total of 2,898 stocks declined while 1,278 advanced and 162 remained unchanged on the BSE.

On the weekly front, the BSE benchmark jumped 669.14 points or 0.79%, and the Nifty went up by 158.1 points or 0.61%.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹283.65 crore on Thursday (November 20), according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹824.46 crore.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dropped 1.51% to $62.42 per barrel.

On Thursday (November 20), the Sensex jumped 446.21 points or 0.52% to settle at 85,632.68. During the day, it surged 615.23 points or 0.72% to hit a 52-week high of 85,801.70. The Nifty also hit its 52-week high of 26,246.65 during the day before closing at 26,192.15, reflecting a gain of 139.50 points or 0.54%.

Published – November 21, 2025 04:52 pm IST

Foreign Institutional Investors bought equities worth ₹442.17 crore on November 17, 2025, according to exchange data
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Among Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Eternal, State Bank of India, Tata Steel and HDFC Bank were the major gainers File
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Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth ₹313.77 crore on October 6, 2025. File
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FIIs bought equities worth ₹1,932.81 crore on August 8, 2025, according to exchange data. File
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FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹2,566.51 crore while DIIs outnumbered the FIIs by purchasing equities worth ₹4,386.29 crore on August 4, 2025, according to exchange data. 
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People walk past a live screen on the facade of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai on February 11, 2025.
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India’s stock markets tripped for the fifth straight day on Tuesday (February 11, 2025), as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff pronouncements and the fear of a growing trade war continued to spook markets, with the benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty tumbling over 1.3%.

The shares of small and mid-cap firms took an even more severe beating, with a decline of around 3%, and the NSE Nifty Midcap index falling to its lowest level since June 4, 2024. The BSE Smallcap index slumped 3.4%.

The Sensex plunged 1,018 points to close at 76,293.6 points, a two-week low, with foreign portfolio investors exiting in hordes. While all sectoral indices ended in the red, the BSE Metal index fell 2.23%, in light of the 25% import tariffs announced by the U.S. on all steel and aluminium imports.

However, shares of several Adani Group companies, including Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Adani Power, gained by 1.3%, 0.34% and 1.39% respectively after Mr. Trump signed an executive order pausing the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The law had been invoked to initiate bribery investigations against the Adani Group firm Adani Green Energy.

The market breadth got sharply worse with the advance:decline ratio of shares listed on the BSE dropping to 0.15, the weakest since Lok Sabha poll results were announced on June 4 last year.

In the NSE Nifty, Reliance Industries Ltd. had the largest impact on the index decline, decreasing by 1.5%, said Devarsh Vakil, head of prime research at HDFC Securities.

B-68, MUM-030302, MARCH 03, 2008: Mumbai: BSE Sensex showing certain indices in Mumbai on Monday. Sensex was down 570 points on Monday.
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Friday (January 31, 2025) helped by buying in Larsen & Toubro post its earnings announcement and a firm trend in the U.S. markets.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex rallied 188.11 points to 76,947.92 in early trade, a day before the Union Budget. The NSE Nifty climbed 68.6 points to 23,318.10.

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From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Larsen & Toubro climbed over 3% after the infrastructure and engineering major reported a 14% rise in consolidated profit after tax to ₹3,359 crore for the December quarter on the back of higher revenue from operations.

Titan, Maruti, Adani Ports, Nestle and Power Grid were the other major gainers.

ITC Hotels, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.

“The Budget – expectations and actuals – will influence the market today and tomorrow. Since we are going into the Budget without a pre-Budget rally, the probability of a rally, post Budget, will be high if the Budget delivers on growth stimulating initiatives like cuts in personal income tax.

“But it is important to understand that the impact of the Budget will last only for a few days, at best. The medium to long-term trend of the market will be dictated by GDP and earnings growth,” V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said.

In Asian markets, Tokyo traded in positive territory, while Seoul quoted lower. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed due to holidays.

U.S. markets ended in the positive zone on Thursday (January 30, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹4,582.95 crore on Thursday (January 30, 2025), according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.83% to $77.51 a barrel.

The 30-share BSE benchmark advanced 226.85 points or 0.30% to settle at 76,759.81 on Thursday (January 30, 2025). The Nifty went up by 86.40 points or 0.37% to 23,249.50.

FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹4,920.69 crore on Tuesday (January 28, 2025), according to exchange data. File
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 1% on Wednesday (January 29, 2025), buoyed by a rally in IT, capital goods and industrial stocks amid a firm trend in global markets.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 631.55 points or 0.83% to settle at 76,532.96. During the day, it jumped 698.32 points or 0.92% to 76,599.73.

The NSE Nifty soared 205.85 points or 0.90% to 23,163.10.

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Zomato jumped nearly 7%. Tata Motors, Infosys, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were the other major gainers.

In contrast, ITC Hotels, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, Asian Paints and ITC were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo settled in the positive territory. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed due to holidays.

European markets were trading mostly in the green. U.S. markets ended higher on Tuesday (January 28, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹4,920.69 crore on Tuesday (January 28, 2025), according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.93% to $76.77 a barrel.

On Tuesday (January 28, 2025), the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 535.24 points or 0.71% to settle at 75,901.41. The Nifty went up by 128.10 points or 0.56% to 22,957.25.

FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹4,892.84 crore on Monday (January 13, 2025), according to exchange data. File
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) after four days of sharp decline amid value buying at lower levels and a largely firm Asian markets.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 449.48 points to 76,779.49 in early trade. The NSE Nifty climbed 141.25 points to 23,227.20.

The BSE Sensex tanked 1,869.1 points or 2.39% in the past four trading sessions.

From the 30-share blue-chip pack, NTPC, Zomato, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, Adani Ports and Bajaj Finance were among the gainers.

HCL Technologies slumped over 9% after its December quarter earnings failed to cheer investors.

IT company HCL Tech on Monday (January 13, 2025) reported a 5.54% uptick in consolidated net profit to ₹4,591 crore in the December quarter as the CEO expressed optimism for improvement in the demand environment and discretionary spending and raised the revenue growth guidance.

“HCLT’s 3Q numbers and 4Q guidance were underwhelming,” according to Motilal Oswal Research.

“HCL Tech reported decent revenue growth of 3.8% q-o-q in cc but missed our estimates of 4.8% q-o-q in cc with largely broad performance across geos and verticals,” Shaji Nair, Research Analyst, Capital Market Strategy, Mirae Asset Sharekhan, said.

From the 30-share pack, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consultancy Services and Nestle were the other laggards.

In Asian markets, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading in the positive territory while Tokyo quoted lower.

U.S. markets ended on a mixed note on Monday (January 13, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹4,892.84 crore on Monday (January 13, 2025), according to exchange data.

“Now it appears that the market is a bit oversold, and this favours a bounce back in the near-term. But that trend, if it plays out, is unlikely to sustain,” V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.33% to $80.74 a barrel.

Falling for the fourth straight session on Monday (January 13, 2025), the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 1,048.90 points or 1.36% to settle at 76,330.01. The Nifty dropped 345.55 points or 1.47% to close at 23,085.95.