Mumbai – Indian Stock Market turned negative on Friday, October 24, 2025 with benchmark Sensex and Nifty halt the six days upward trend. The Sensex declined by 344.52 points to close at 84,211.88, and the Nifty declined by 96.25 points to finish on 25,795.15. The six-day winning streak broken due to profit-booking by cautious investors and fresh US sanction on Russian producers were the reason for today’s fall.
Broader indices such as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 remained mostly flat, indicating broader market stability.
Market Performance
BSE Sensex closed 0.41% while NSE Nifty closed 0.37% DOWN from Thursday.
Investor booking profit and US sanctions led the market down turn.
Key Gainers and Losers
Bharti Airtel (+1.03%), ICICI Bank (+0.88%), BEL (+0.84%), Sun Pharma (0.63%), ITC (+0.30%) we notable gainers today
However, HUL (-3.20%), UltraTech Cement (-1.92%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (-1.72%), Adani Ports (-1.57%), Titan (-1.57%) HDFC Bank (-1.41%), Axis Bank (-1.38%) were among the laggards today.
Market Drivers
The market pull down was driven by profit booking by investors after six days of positive rally.
US sanctions on Russia and increasing crude oil were also factors in market pull down.
Institutional Flows
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net seller with equities worth ₹1,165.94 crore on Thursday while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) were net Buyer with equities worth ₹3,893.73 crore, according to exchange data.
Indian Stock Markets were up yesterday, Thursday, October 23, 2025, for the sixth consecutive session.