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Informist, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

 

By Gopika Balasubramanium

 

MUMBAI –  Domestic equity indices closed sharply lower on Monday as the weak rupee, hovering around 90 per dollar, and the lack of progress in the India-US trade deal weighed on sentiment. Intra-day, the 50-stock index fell to 25892.25  points, breaking the crucial support of 25900 points. All the sectoral indices closed lower, with those related to real estate, state-owned banks, and media falling more than their peers. Broader market indices were under immense selling pressure and underperformed headline indices. 

 

The Nifty 50 closed at 25960.55 points, down 225.90 points or 0.9%. The index came off lows towards the end of the session. Analysts expect the volatility and the negative sentiment in the market to continue in the short term. The BSE Sensex closed at 85102.69 points, down 609.68 points or 0.7%.

 

Domestic equity indices underperformed some of their Asian peers, such as South Korea's Kospi and China's CSI 300, which ended 0.8-1.3% higher. That said, other indices in the region, such as Hong Kong's Hang Seng, ended lower. Indices across Europe were largely positive, except in France and the UK.

 

Back home, market volatility rose amid concerns about a weak rupee. Foreign investors continued to sell Indian equities, putting pressure on the currency. So far in December, they have net sold equities worth INR 118.37 billion. India VIX, which measures market nervousness, surged 8% to close at 11.1250. Analysts expect market volatility to continue, as investors track the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision and future interest rate trajectory.  

 

Broader market indices ended the session 2-3% down. The losses in small-cap indices were sharper than those in mid-cap ones. Analysts said there are still concerns about the valuations of companies belonging to broader market indices. The Nifty Smallcap 50 was the worst-hit and closed 2.7% lower. Some analysts, however, believe there is still upside in the prices of certain stocks, and some re-rating is also on the cards. 

 

Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Realty closed 3.5% lower, with all 10 index constituents closing lower. Godrej Properties, Prestige Estates Projects and DLF fell around 5?ch. Analysts expect volatility in real estate companies to persist and said these stocks would be rangebound. The index had risen after the Reserve Bank of India lowered the interest rate to 5.25% last Friday. 

 

Investors also sold shares of government-led banks throughout the session, dragging the Nifty PSU Bank down by 2.8%. Shares of Indian Bank, Canara Bank, and Punjab National Bank ended 4-5% lower. The index has declined 6% since Nov. 26, when it hit a record high. There were expectations that the government would raise the foreign direct investment limit in public sector banks. However, the government has denied that it is considering any increase in the FDI limit. 

  

Barring Jindal Stainless, all the Nifty Metal constituents ended lower. Shares of JSW Steel, Welspun Corp, Hindustan Copper, NMDC, and Vedanta closed 2-4% down. Indian hot-rolled coil steel prices fell by 0.7% on week to INR 45,700 per tonne, due to sluggish demand, liquidity constraints, and an influx of imports amid the absence of safeguard duties, IDBI Capital Markets & Securities said in a report. IDBI Capital said domestic steel prices have been declining steadily, and they hit a 52-week low last week

 

Among other stocks, InterGlobe Aviation ended over 8% lower at INR 4,923.50. The stock has fallen 18% in seven sessions. The share prices fell amid a flurry of flight cancellations starting last week due to crew shortage as new regulations limited the flight duty time. The government has relaxed the the rules in view of the operational disruptions in flights. The company's market capitalisation has fallen by INR 173 billion Monday. "Near-term, we estimate earnings hit of 8-9% for FY26 if the situation lasts for a total of about 15 days with 5 days already done," JM Financial said in a research report. The brokerage said the stock prices are yet to price in the earnings hit.

 

Meanwhile, shares of SpiceJet closed 4.5% higher to 32.50 on the BSE. The stock gained for the second session as the airline introduced additional flights in view of the crisis. 

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 4 rose and 46 fell

* Of the Sensex stocks, 3 rose and 27 fell

* On the NSE, 579 stocks rose, 2,580 fell, and 88 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 843 stocks rose, 3,460 fell, and 182 were unchanged

* Nifty Realty: down 3.5%; Nifty PSU Bank: down 2.8%; Nifty IT: down 0.3%

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BSE                                              NSE

Sensex: 85102.69, down 609.68 points or 0.7%     Nifty 50: 25960.55, down 225.90 points or 0.9%

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S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 86159.02 (Dec. 1, 2025)	: Lifetime High: 26325.80 (Dec. 1, 2025)
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: 85720.38 (Nov. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 26215.55 (Nov. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 86159.02 (Dec. 1)	: 2025 High (intraday): 26325.80 (Dec.1)
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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