Finance
Stock Market close highlights, Thursday, July 3, 2025: Indian benchmark indexes began positively and traded with small gains for the majority of the session, as investors remained cautious amid hopes of a US-India trade agreement and FII selling pressure. However, the markets saw a late sell-off and finished in the red.
After reaching an intraday high of 83,850, the BSE Sensex closed at 83,239.7, down 170.22 points or 0.2 percent. The NSE Nifty50 lost 48.1 points, or 0.19 percent, to settle at 25,405.3.
Among the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 index settled flat with a positive bias, while the Nifty Smallcap100 fell 0.26 percent.
The Nifty PSU Bank was the top sectoral laggard, down 0.89 per cent, pulled by selling in Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank and Central Bank. Among others, Nifty Metal, Realty, Bank, Fiancial Services also settled in red.
On the other hand, Nifty Media, Auto, Pharma, Healthcare, Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas, and FMCG all closed higher.
Among the Sensex constituents, 19 of 30 equities closed in the red. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Adani Ports, Trent, and State Bank of India were the biggest laggards. Maruti Suzuki, Infosys, NTPC, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, and Eternal were among the biggest gainers.
Meanwhile, the India VIX, which measures market volatility, closed down 0.48 percent at 12.38 points.
Source: BS
