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Jul 18, 2025Domestic equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and Sensex, ended in red on Friday, extending losses to the third consecutive week. The downward trend in equity benchmarks can be attributed to sharp selling in IT shares and the cautious attitude of investors ahead of US-India trade discussions.
At close, the 30 share index, Sensex, was over 500 points down at 81,757 while the Nifty index shed over half a per cent or 143 points to settle at 24,968.
Broader indices at BSE also witnessed a sell off today. Both mid-cap and small-cap index shed over 0.6 per cent each.
In the Sensex pack, 23 out of 30 companies ended in negative territory. Among the top laggards, Axis Bank shed over 5.2 per cent, Bharat Electronics Ltd dropped more than 2.3 per cent, and Bharti Airtel dipped almost one and half per cent. Among the top gainers, Bajaj Finance rose over 1.9 per cent, Tata Steel climbed 1.66 per cent, and ICICI Bank advanced over half a per cent.
In Sectoral indice at the BSE, 18 out of 21 sectors ended down. In the top laggards, Capital Goods dipped one and half per cent, Bankex slipped over 1.3 per cent, and Industrials fell over one per cent. Among the top gainers, Metal surged over 0.4 per cent, Focused IT climbed 0.05 per cent, and Services added 0.02 per cent.
The overall market breadth at the BSE was negative as shares of 2,389 companies declined, shares of 1,660 companies advanced, while shares of 159 companies remained unchanged. At the National Stock Exchange, 69 companies hit their 52-week high, while 19 hit their 52-week low.
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