Stock markets decline in early trade on foreign fund outflows, US H-1B visa fees concerns

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell successful aboriginal commercialized connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) arsenic overseas money outflows and concerns implicit the steep hike successful U.S. H-1B visa fees proceed to dent investors’ sentiment.

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 380.48 points to 81,721.62 successful aboriginal trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 106.45 points to 25,063.05.

From the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, Titan and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the large laggards.

However, Trent, NTPC, State Bank of India and Asian Paints were among the gainers.

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

“Now a interest successful the marketplace globally is the precocious plus prices. Prices of assets beryllium it stocks, gold, silver, spot coins are high. This interest was articulated by the Fed main Jerome Powell yesterday successful his code astatine Rhode Island. Powell reiterated the risks to ostentation and employment, too, signalling that the Fed policy, going forward, volition beryllium challenging,” VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei 225 scale quoted little portion Shanghai’s SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded successful affirmative territory.

U.S. markets ended little connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025).

“On Dalal Street, sentiment remains nether unit arsenic investors grapple with Trump’s 50% tariff hike connected India and his steep $1,00,000 one-time H-1B visa fee, which disproportionately impacts Indian professionals,” Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.

Global lipid benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.28% to $67.82 a barrel.

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.