Equity markets fall in early trade after six-day rally

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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined successful aboriginal commercialized connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025) owed to emergence of profit-taking in-tandem with a anemic inclination successful planetary equity markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 292.95 points to 84,658 successful aboriginal trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 83.3 points to 25,930.15.

From the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Larsen & Toubro were among the large laggards.

However, Bharat Electronics, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, and Adani Ports were among the gainers.

In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale were trading sharply lower.

U.S. markets ended successful antagonistic territory connected Monday (November 17, 2025).

"Tuesday whitethorn bring pockets of volatility owed to play F&O expiry and brushed planetary cues, yet the broader code stays constructive, buoyed by governmental stability, cooling inflation, brushed crude, trade-deal optimism and FII buying," Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.

The archetypal signifier of the projected India-U.S. bilateral commercialized statement (BTA) is "nearing closure" and would code the hefty 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the Trump medication connected Indian goods, successful summation to resolving America's marketplace entree issues, a authorities authoritative said connected Monday (November 17, 2025).

The U.S. has imposed a 25% reciprocal tariff and different 25% connected Indian goods entering American markets for buying Russian crude oil.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worthy ₹442.17 crore connected Monday (November 17, 2025), according to speech data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) besides bought stocks worthy ₹1,465.86 crore successful the erstwhile trade.

Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, dipped 0.47% to $63.90 per barrel.

Rallying for the sixth consecutive time connected Monday (November 17, 2025), the Sensex climbed 388.17 points, oregon 0.46%, to adjacent astatine 84,950.95. The Nifty edged higher by 103.40 points, oregon 0.40%, to settee astatine 26,013.45.

Published - November 18, 2025 10:03 americium IST

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