Finance
Stock market close highlights today, Friday, September 26, 2025: On Friday, Indian stock markets experienced severe selling pressure as panic selling among ordinary investors, combined with persistent liquidation of shares by foreign investors, weighed on market sentiment.
Bears gained control of Dalal Street today, as US President Donald Trump proposed a 100% tariff on “any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product” entering the country beginning October 1, 2025. He also imposed a 25% charge on large trucks and a 50% levy on kitchen cabinets and related products.
The BSE Sensex index fell 733 points, or 0.9 percent, to 80,426.5. It reached a low of 80,332 during intraday trading.
The NSE Nifty50 index slid 236 points, or 0.95 percent, to settle at 24,655. It plummeted to a low of 24,629. The benchmark experienced its largest weekly decrease in seven weeks, resulting in a loss of ₹15.5 trillion for investors.
25 of the 30 Sensex stocks fell sharply today, with M&M, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Tata Steel, Tech M, TCS, Bajaj Finance, BEL, HCL Tech, Asian Paints, Trent, Adani Ports, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank all dropping between 1% and 3.6%.
Only L&T, Maruti Suzuki, ITC, Reliance Industries, and Tata Motors advanced on the Sensex index.
In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index down 2.05%, while the Nifty SmallCap index fell 2.2%.
The Nifty IT index fell 2.3%, the Nifty Pharma index 2.2%, and the Nifty Bank index 1.0%.
Source: BS
