Sensex falls by 160 factors on sell-off in IT, healthcare shares

Benchmark BSE Sensex reversed its early positive factors to shut decrease by 160 factors on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) resulting from promoting in IT and healthcare shares amid the RBI coverage resolution to maintain the important thing rates of interest unchanged.

The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 166.26 factors or 0.21 per cent to settle at 80,543.99 with 18 of its constituents ending decrease and 12 with positive factors. During the day, it declined 261.43 factors or 0.32 per cent to hit a low of 80,448.82.

The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 75.35 factors or 0.31 per cent to shut at 24,574.20. In the intraday session, the index decreased 110.35 factors or 0.44 per cent to hit a low of 24,539.20.

Among the Sensex corporations, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Tata Consultancy Services, ExtremelyTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, ITC and L&T have been the main laggards.

Asian Paints, Mahindra & Mahindra, BEL, Adani Ports, State Bank of India, Trent, HDFC Bank have been among the many gainers.

“Despite renewed trade tensions — stemming from the U.S. — the domestic market remained resilient, holding firm near the key support level of 24,500. The pharma sector underperformed, emerging as a notable casualty of the tariff warnings,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments, stated.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stored its coverage rate of interest unchanged on Wednesday (August 6, 2025), as policymakers weighed the dangers posed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s commerce insurance policies and the uncertainties surrounding the potential for increased tariffs.

The RBI additionally retained the GDP progress projection for the present fiscal yr at 6.5 per cent whereas decreasing the inflation forecast to three.1 per cent from 3.7 per cent.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed within the constructive territory, whereas South Korea’s Kospi settled on a flat word.

The European markets are buying and selling within the inexperienced territory. The U.S. markets ended decrease on Tuesday.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 1.61 per cent to $68.73 a barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities price ₹22.48 crore whereas Domestic Institutional Investors bought equities price ₹3,840.39 crore on Tuesday, in keeping with change information. Sensex fell by 308.47 factors to shut at 80,710.25 and Nifty dipped 73.20 factors to 24,649.55 on Tuesday.