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Informist, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

 

By Gopika Balasubramanium

 

MUMBAI – Benchmark equity indices closed lower Wednesday, breaking their four-day winning streak. Analysts said the slight fall in the markets was due to likely profit-booking by investors ahead of the September quarter earnings. Indices had opened higher but slipped into the red within the initial two hours of trade. Though they came off lows and were slightly higher for a few minutes after 1330 IST, they fell again to close in the red. A sharp fall in shares of companies belonging to sectors such as financial services, oil and gas, and automobile were the biggest drags on markets.    

 

The Nifty 50 closed at 25046.15 points, down 62.15 points or 0.3%. The 50-stock index was dragged down by losses in top-weighted stocks such as Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank. Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra also weighed on the index. Analysts had said a slight fall was possible in the Nifty 50 as it faced strong resistance at 25200 points. But the overall trend will continue to be bullish if the Nifty 50 stays above 24900 points, analysts said. Even on Tuesday, the index had attempted to touch these levels, but had come off highs, failing to hold the gains. In the last four sessions, the index had gained 2%.

 

The BSE Sensex closed Wednesday's session 0.2% lower at 81773.66 points. Broader market indices also closed lower, with mid-cap indices falling sharper than its small-cap peers. The Nifty Midcap 50 fell 0.7% and the Nifty Smallcap 50 fell 0.5%.

 

Among sectoral indices, those pertaining to real estate, media, automobile, and energy fell the most. The Nifty Realty closed 1.8% lower at 875.40 points, with all its 10 constituents ending in the red. Anant Raj, Oberoi Realty, and Signature Global (India) closed down 2-5%. Capital flows into the domestic real estate sector declined 9% on year to $4.3 billion during the first nine months of 2025 as global headwinds and external volatilities hit investment sentiment, as per a Business Standard report citing Colliers India. Investors also sold shares of media companies. Prime Focus, Nazara Technologies, and D.B. Corp. fell 2-3%.  

 

Automobile stocks also came under selling pressure, with Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra closing 1.9-2.4% lower. Tata Motors fell following poor performance from its UK-based subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover for the September quarter. Wholesale sales of JLR fell over 24% on year in the September quarter and retail sales declined 17% on year, due to a major cyberattack which forced the company to stop production in the final month of the quarter. On the global front, BMW cut its profit margin guidance and free cash flow expectations for its automotive business, citing delays in the US and German customs refunds and continued weakness in China as trade tensions, according to reports. Another carmaker, Mercedes-Benz Group, reported soft sales in China and the US for the third quarter, reports said. Back home, the Nifty Auto ended 1.5% lower.

 

Bucking the trend, shares of information technology companies rose. All the five large-cap IT companies closed higher, with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services ending Wednesday's session 2.5% and 1.8% up, respectively. Analysts said the rise in IT stocks was mainly due to comfort in valuations. These stocks gained ahead of TCS' Sepetember quarter earnings scheduled Thursday. Analysts said the September earnings for these companies will likely be soft on a sequential basis. 

 

Among individual stocks, Titan Co. closed 4% higher and was the top gainer on the Nifty 50 index. The stock rose after the company said its consumer business grew 20% on year in the September quarter. To note, the company's jewellery sales grew 19% on year in Jul-Sept, which was higher than the 12% growth estimated by Nomura Global Markets Research and JM Financial. 

 

Advance Agrolife closed 8.3% higher than the issue price, after getting listed at INR 114 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, at a 14% premium to issue price. Om Freight Forwarders' ended the session nearly 37% lower to issue price after being listed at INR 81.50 on the NSE, a discount of 40% to issue price.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 16 rose and 34 fell
* Of the Sensex stocks, nine rose and 21 fell

* On the NSE, 1,248 stocks rose, 1,863 fell, and 96 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 1,740 stocks rose, 2,434 fell, and 156 were unchanged

* Nifty Realty: down 1.8%; Nifty Media: down 1.7%; Nifty IT: up 1.5%

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BSE                                               NSE

Sensex: 81773.66, down 153.09 points or 0.2%      Nifty 50: 25046.15, down 62.15 points or 0.3%

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S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 85978.25 (Sept. 27, 2024)	: Lifetime High: 26277.35 (Sept. 27, 2024)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26, 2024)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 84058.90 (Jun. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 25637.80 (Jun. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 84099.53 (Jun. 30)	: 2025 High (intraday): 25669.35 (Jun. 30)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

 

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