Closing Bell: Sensex Settles 54 Points Lower, Nifty Holds 26,000; IndiGo Rises 2% | Markets News

Last Updated:December 15, 2025, 15:46 IST

Indian equity markets opened lower on Monday, tracking weak global cues that dampened investor sentiment.

Sensex Today: Indian equity markets recovered from early losses on Monday but closed marginally lower as weak global cues continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

At the close, the BSE Sensex settled at 85,213.36, down 54.30 points or 0.06 per cent, while the NSE Nifty50 ended at 26,027.30, lower by 19.65 points or 0.08 per cent.

On the Sensex, M&M, Maruti Suzuki, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Power Grid and NTPC emerged as the top laggards. In contrast, HUL, Trent, HCL Tech, Infosys and Asian Paints were the only stocks to end in the green.

In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap index declined 0.12 per cent, while the Nifty SmallCap index bucked the trend to rise 0.21 per cent.

Sector-wise, the Nifty Auto index led the losses, slipping 0.91 per cent, followed by the Nifty Pharma index, which fell 0.4 per cent. On the upside, Nifty Media jumped 1.79 per cent and Nifty FMCG advanced 0.69 per cent.

Global Cues

Markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading lower on Monday, mirroring losses on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors paused after the AI-led rally. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 2.16 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.3 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.66 per cent.

Overnight in the US, major Wall Street indices ended lower as investors rotated out of technology stocks into other sectors. Concerns over a potential AI bubble—triggered by stocks such as Broadcom and Oracle—along with rising US Treasury yields after policymakers pushed back against expectations of monetary easing, weighed on sentiment. The S&P 500 fell 1.07 per cent, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.69 per cent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.51 per cent.

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