The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest cuts in mid-afternoon trade as traders booked profits after early gains. Market participants remained cautious ahead of key global and domestic cues, including foreign institutional investor (FII) activity, developments in US-China trade relations, and movement in crude oil prices. However, investors will also track quarterly earnings reports from several companies.
The Nifty traded below the 25,850 mark after hitting the day’s high of 26,041 in early trade. Consumer durables shares declined after gaining in the previous two trading sessions.
At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 476.87 points or 0.56% to 84,301.97. The Nifty 50 index fell 138.45 points or 0.53% to 25,827.60.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.13% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.09%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,770 shares rose and 2,316 shares fell. A total of 195 shares were unchanged.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Consumer Durables index fell 1% to 38,560.75. The index rose 0.33% in in the past trading session.
Bata India (down 3.96%), Blue Star (down 1.6%), Voltas (down 1.45%), PG Electroplast (down 1.33%) and Titan Company (down 0.93%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (down 0.89%), Dixon Technologies (India) (down 0.88%), Havells India (down 0.84%), Whirlpool of India (down 0.8%) and Amber Enterprises India (down 0.71%) fell.
Numbers to Track:
The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal paper shed 0.06% to 6.538 from the previous close of 6.537.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 88.2425 compared with its close of 88.1900 during the previous trading session.
MCX Gold futures for 5 December 2025 settlement fell 2.34% to Rs 118,130.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was down 0.14% to 98.68.
The United States 10-year bond yield shed 0.58% to 3.952.
In the commodities market, Brent crude for December 2025 settlement shed $1.28 or 1.95% to $64.34 a barrel.