Sensex, Nifty decline for fourth day on profit taking in bank, auto shares; Sensex down 386 points

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Benchmark banal indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the 4th consecutive time connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) owing to profit-taking successful banking, auto, and superior goods shares, arsenic good arsenic overseas money outflows, amid concerns implicit H.-1B visa fees that proceed to dent capitalist sentiment.

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 386.47 points oregon 0.47% to extremity astatine 81,715.63. During the day, it tanked 494.26 points oregon 0.60% to 81,607.84. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 112.60 points oregon 0.45% to 25,056.90.

Among Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bharat Electronics, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and Axis Bank were the large laggards. However, Power Grid, Hindustan Unilever, NTPC and HCL Tech were among the gainers.

“Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹3,551.19 crore connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025),” according to speech data.

"Profit-booking has been observed successful Indian markets post-GST reforms, arsenic investors recalibrate valuations and Q2 net expectations. IT stocks underperformed owing to H-1B interest hikes, portion the U.S. commercialized rhetoric amid ongoing commercialized negotiations and anemic planetary cues are prompting cautious capitalist sentiment," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

“India’s comparatively precocious valuations, coupled with moderation successful net growth, proceed to pb FIIs to trim their positions,” Mr. Nair added.

"Domestic equities ended little connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) planetary cues, FII outflows, and caller concerns implicit the U.S. visa argumentation changes pressured sentiment. The Rupee’s weakness and steadfast crude lipid prices added to the cautious mood," Gaurav Garg, Analyst, Lemonn Markets Desk, said. The BSE midcap gauge dropped 0.85% and small-cap scale declined 0.50%.

Among sectoral indices, realty dropped the astir by 2.47%, followed by utilities (1.19%), superior goods (1.09%), services (1.07%), powerfulness (1.06%), car (1.06%) and user discretionary (0.87%). FMCG emerged arsenic the lone gainer.

In 4 days, the BSE benchmark tumbled 1,298.33 points oregon 1.56% and the Nifty declined 366.7 points oregon 1.44%.

In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi ended little portion Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng settled successful affirmative territory. Equity markets successful Europe were trading lower. The U.S. markets ended successful antagonistic territory connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025).

Global lipid benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.44% to $67.93 a barrel. Meanwhile, the Rupee recovered from aboriginal lows to settee astir level astatine 88.72 against the U.S. dollar. The section portion slumped to 88.80 successful aboriginal commercialized but recovered aboriginal to deed a day’s precocious of 88.67 against the U.S. dollar.

On Tuesday (September 23, 2025), the Sensex ended little by 57.87 points oregon 0.07% astatine 82,102.10. The Nifty dipped 32.85 points oregon 0.13% to 25,169.50.

Published - September 24, 2025 05:11 p.m. IST

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