Stock markets fall dragged by IT firms on U.S. H-1B visa fee hike concerns

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended little connected Monday (September 22, 2025), dragged by IT stocks amid concerns implicit the U.S. President Donald Trump's determination to rise H-1B visa fees to $1,00,000 per worker.

Also, selling successful blue-chip Reliance Industries took the markets lower.

Falling for the 2nd time successful a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 466.26 points oregon 0.56% to settee astatine 82,159.97. During the day, it tanked 628.94 points oregon 0.76% to 81,997.29.

The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 124.70 points oregon 0.49% to 25,202.35.

From the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Service, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tata Motors, Trent, Reliance Industries and Larsen & Toubro were among the large laggards.

However, Eternal, Bajaj Finance, Adani Ports and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.

President Trump connected Friday (September 19, 2025) signed a proclamation raising the interest connected the visas utilized by companies to prosecute workers, including from India, to unrecorded and enactment successful the U.S.

The H-1B visa interest of $100,000 would beryllium applicable lone to caller applicants, a White House authoritative clarified connected Saturday (September 20, 2025).

In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 scale and Shanghai's SSE Composite scale settled successful affirmative territory portion Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended lower.

Markets successful Europe were trading lower.

U.S. markets ended higher connected Friday.

Global lipid benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.10% to $66.61 a barrel.

Foreign organization investors (FIIs) bought equities worthy ₹390.74 crore connected Friday, according to speech data.

On Friday, the Sensex tanked 387.73 points oregon 0.47% to settee astatine 82,626.23. The Nifty declined 96.55 points oregon 0.38% to 25,327.05.