Markets fall in early trade after 4-day rally dragged by bank stocks


A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai.

A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai.
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday (June 30, 2025) after a four-day rally amid emergence of profit-taking, mainly in bank stocks.

The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 182.77 points to 83,876.13 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 46.25 points to 25,591.55.

From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank were among the laggards.

However, Larsen & Toubro, Trent, State Bank of India and Eternal were among the gainers.

In the past four trading days, the Sensex jumped 2,162.11 points or 2.64% and the Nifty surged 665.9 points or 2.66%.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Shanghai’s SSE Composite index were trading in the positive territory while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng quoted lower.

The U.S. markets ended higher on Friday (June 27, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,397.02 crore on Friday (June 27, 2025), according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.24% to $67.61 a barrel.

On Friday, the Sensex climbed 303.03 points or 0.36% to reclaim the 84,000 level and settle at 84,058.90. On the similar lines, the Nifty rose 88.80 points or 0.35%t to 25,637.80.



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