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Informist, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

 

By Anshul Choudhary

 

MUMBAI – Benchmark equity indices failed to hold on to the early gains and ended down for the third straight session amid risk-off sentiment globally ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee's decision due 0030 IST, Thursday. While analysts are largely convinced the US central bank will cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points, market participants await the central bank's commentary over inflation, labour market, and rate trajectory.

 

The Nifty 50 and Sensex ended 0.3% lower each at 25758 and 84391.27 points, respectively. The 50-stock index was down for the third straight session, losing around 1.5% during this period.

 

Sentiment in the market has been weak this week amid uncertainty around a US-India trade deal. "There is some conviction that some resolution will happen (around tariffs)...but I think everyone was caught by surprise by the elongated period of discussion between India and them (US)," said Unmesh Sharma, head of institutional equities at HDFC Securities.

 

High stock valuations have also pushed investors to book profits after benchmark indices hit fresh lifetime highs last week. Sharma said valuations have come down from last year, but they still remain high at an absolute level. The Nifty 50 is now down over 2% from its lifetime high of 26325.80 points touched on Dec. 1.

 

A fall in shares of banks was the biggest contributor to the decline in the Nifty 50 Wednesday, followed by information technology stocks. Among gainers, shares of Eicher Motors rose over 2% intraday to hit a fresh lifetime high of INR 7,294. The two-wheeler company's stock closed around 1% lower. 

 

Small-cap and mid-cap indices, which also fell for the third straight session, were hit harder due to high valuations, analysts said. The broader market indices lost around 1% Wednesday, declining 2-3% over the past three days.

 

THREE-DAY FALL

A majority of the Nifty 50 stocks have fallen in the last three days. Shares of Interglobe Aviation were the worst hit among the Nifty 50 companies this week. The company is under government scrutiny for unprecedented flight cancellations since last week, which led to flyers being stranded at airports. The company is expected to see a hit to earnings due to the flight cancellations and is even facing a risk of steep penalties by the government. 

 

Shares of Interglobe Aviation lost over 3% Wednesday after the aviation regulator directed the company to reduce its flights by 10% to normalise operations. Shares of the company have fallen over 10% in three sessions, with the stock on Wednesday closing at its lowest level in over eight months.

 

A few consumer companies were among other stocks that largely led to the fall in the benchmark index. Asian Paints fell 5.5% this week amid concerns over its market share due to competition from Birla Opus and doubts over whether it can maintain volume growth in the coming quarters. Trent, Eternal, and Nestle India were down 3-4% this week.

 

Steel companies were down as domestic prices remained weak, with JSW Steel down nearly 6% and Tata Steel down 3%. Brokerage Jefferies said the recent fall in steel prices is expected to hit the margins of companies in the sector.

 

Banks and financial services companies were also among losers, with large banks such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank down 1-2% this week. Jio Financial Services and Bajaj Finserv were down around 4?ch.

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 23 rose and 27 fell

* Of the Sensex stocks, 11 rose and 19 fell

* On the NSE, 1,353 stocks rose, 1,753 fell, and 95 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 1,898 stocks rose, 2,289 fell, and 150 were unchanged

* Nifty Consumer Durables: down 1.7%; Nifty IT: down 0.9%; Nifty Media: up 0.5%

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BSE                                              NSE

Sensex: 84391.27, down 275.01 points or 0.3%     Nifty 50: 25758.00, down 81.65 points or 0.3%

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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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Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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