Sensex tanks 542 factors dragged down by blue-chip shares, international fund outflows

Equity markets fell on Thursday (July 24, 2025) with the benchmark Sensex tumbling 542.47 factors, amid profit-taking in blue-chip shares and steady international fund outflows.

Despite a constructive begin, the 30-share BSE Sensex failed to hold ahead the momentum and fell later within the commerce. The benchmark tanked 542.47 factors, or 0.66 per cent, to settle at 82,184.17. During the day, it tumbled 679.42 factors, or 0.82 per cent, to 82,047.22.

The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 157.80 factors, or 0.63 per cent, to 25,062.10.

From the Sensex companies, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, and NTPC have been among the many greatest laggards.

However, Eternal, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, and Titan have been the gainers.

Infosys declined over 1 per cent amid profit-taking after its June quarter earnings announcement.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng settled in constructive territory.

European markets have been quoting within the inexperienced. The US markets ended larger on Wednesday (July 23).

India and the United Kingdom on Thursday (July 24, 2025) inked a landmark free commerce settlement (FTA) that can reduce tariffs on British whisky, vehicles, and an array of things, moreover boosting bilateral commerce by about $34 billion yearly.

The deal was signed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his British counterpart Jonathan Reynold within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer.

The FTA is predicted to profit 99 per cent Indian exports from tariff and can make it simpler for British companies to export whisky, vehicles, and different merchandise to India, moreover boosting the general commerce basket, in line with Indian officers.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities price ₹4,209.11 crore on Wednesday, in line with trade knowledge. However, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchased shares price Rs 4,358.52 crore within the earlier commerce.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.24 per cent to $69.36 a barrel.

On Wednesday, the Sensex jumped 539.83 factors, or 0.66 per cent, to settle at 82,726.64. The Nifty gained 159 factors or 0.63 per cent to settle at 25,219.90.