Sensex drops 308 factors forward of RBI coverage determination; RIL, HDFC Bank main drags

Benchmark inventory indices Sensex and Nifty closed decrease on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) following promoting in oil, fuel and banking shares forward of the Reserve Bank’s financial coverage announcement on August 6.

The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 308.47 factors or 0.38% to shut at 80,710.25. During the day, it declined 464.32 factors or 0.57% to hit an intraday low of 80,554.40.

The broader NSE Nifty fell 73.20 factors or 0.30% to shut at 24,649.55. In the intraday session, it slipped by 132.45 factors or 0.53% to 24,590.30.

Among Sensex shares, Adani Ports, Reliance Industries, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Eternal, BEL, HDFC Bank, Power Grid, ITC and Sun Pharmaceutical had been the key laggards.

However, Titan, Maruti, Trent, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, State Bank of India, L&T, HCL Technologies and NTPC had been among the many gainers.

The BSE smallcap gauge went decrease by 0.27% and the midcap index by 0.14%.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closed within the optimistic territory.

The European markets had been buying and selling in inexperienced. The U.S. markets ended larger on Monday.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 1.02% to $68.06 a barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities value ₹2,566.51 crore whereas Domestic Institutional Investors bought equities value ₹4,386.29 crore on Monday, in keeping with trade knowledge.

On Monday, the 30-share Sensex gained 418.81 factors to settle at 81,018.72, and the NSE Nifty jumped by 157.40 factors to shut at 24,722.75.