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The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex and the 50-share National Stock Exchange Nifty dropped during the archetypal   trade. File

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index, Sensex and the 50-share National Stock Exchange Nifty dropped during the archetypal trade. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined successful aboriginal commercialized connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) arsenic persistent overseas money outflows and anemic planetary marketplace trends dented investors' sentiment.

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex, declined 363.92 points to 84,849.44 during archetypal trade. The 50-share National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty dropped 106.65 points to 25,920.65.

From the Sensex firms, Eternal, Axis Bank, HCL Tech, Infosys, Tata Steel, and Bharat Electronics were among the large laggards. However, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, and Titan were among the gainers.

In Asian markets, South Korea's Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale quoted lower. U.S. markets ended successful antagonistic territory connected Monday (December 15, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹1,468.32 crore connected Monday, portion Domestic organization investors (DIIs) bought stocks worthy ₹1,792.25 crore, according to speech data.

"Major equity indices connected Wall Street closed little amid a risk-off sentiment up of cardinal economical information releases, including non-farm payrolls, retail sales, and ostentation figures, which could power the aboriginal people of monetary policy. Asian markets besides opened lower, with cautious traders paring positions up of the Bank of Japan's important monetary argumentation determination aboriginal this week," Ponmudi. R, main enforcement serviceman of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealthiness tech firm, said.

On the home front, persistent FII outflows and continued unit connected the rupee adjacent grounds lows stay cardinal near-term headwinds, Mr. Ponmudi said.

"However, beardown information from home organization investors and retail flows continues to supply a cushion against deeper downside risks. In this backdrop, markets are expected to respect cardinal method levels alternatively than grounds assertive trending behaviour," Mr. Ponmudi added.

Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, declined 0.54% to $60.23 per barrel.

On Monday (December 15, 2025), the Sensex dipped 54.30 points oregon 0.06% to settee astatine 85,213.36. The Nifty edged little by 19.65 points oregon 0.08% to 26,027.30.

Published - December 16, 2025 11:04 americium IST

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