Mumbai: The BSE Sensex dropped 561.25 points to 81,622.65 in morning trade on July 25, 2025, Friday. The NSE Nifty declined 191.05 points to 24,871.05. The equity benchmark indices tumbled dragged down by Bajaj Finance and continuous foreign fund outflows. The weak trends in Asian markets also negatively affected the investors’ sentiment.
Laggards included, Bajaj Finance, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid, Tata Steel, and Hindustan Unilever. Gainers from the pack – HCL Tech, State Bank of India, Eternal, and ICICI Bank.
Following its Q1 Results 2025-26, Bajaj Finance plunged nearly 6 per cent. Bajaj Finserv dropped by over 4 per cent.
As per the exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 2,133.69 crore on July 24, 2205. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchahsed stocks worth Rs 2,617.14 crore.
“The near-term market construct has turned weak. Sustained FII selling of Rs 11,572 crore in the last four trading days will weigh on the market,” VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, Japan’s Nikkei 225, and Shanghai’s SSE Composite traded lower while South Korea’s Kospi traded in positive territory. The US markets settled on a mixed note on Thursday.
India and the UK signed a landmark free trade agreement on Thursday.
“The India-UK FTA, which is India’s first comprehensive trade agreement with a major developed country, has two implications from the market perspective. One, this FTA will significantly boost trade between both countries, which will be seen as a positive by the market. Two, this FTA along with many other FTAs signed by India with other countries, projects India as a nation committed to free trade. The fact that this FTA has come during a time of tariff wars is commendable, and hopefully this will improve India’s chances of striking a fair-trade deal with the US,” Vijayakumar added.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude appreciated 0.39 per cent to USD 69.45 a barrel.
On July 25, the 30-share barometer plunged 542.47 points to settle at 82,184.17. The Nifty declined 157.80 points to 25,062.10.
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