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Bourses remain in red during early afternoon session
Oct-13-2025

Indian markets continued to trade in red during early afternoon session as traders avoided to take risk ahead of India’s inflation data, which is due later in a day. Besides, traders were worried with escalating trade war between U.S. and China. Investors were also monitoring key Q2 earnings. Traders ignored the report that Shaktikanta Das, the Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi, has said that India is poised to contribute about one-fifth of the world's Gross domestic product (GDP) growth on the back of robust domestic demand and prudent macroeconomic and financial sector policies, which enabled it to withstand ‘external shocks’.  On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly in red amid renewed U.S.-China trade war. Traders overlooked the report that China's exports and imports growth accelerated more than expected in September. Exports advanced 8.3 percent year-on-year in September. The annual rate was forecast to rise to 6.0 percent from 4.4 percent in August. At the same time, growth in imports accelerated to 7.4 percent from 1.3 percent in the previous month.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 82184.99, down by 315.83 points or 0.38% after trading in a range of 82043.14 and 82329.50. There were 8 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in red; the BSE Mid cap index declined 0.43%, while Small cap index was down by 0.65%.

The only gaining sectoral index on the BSE was Bankex up by 0.12%, while IT down by 1.44%, Capital Goods down by 1.33%, Industrials down by 1.02%, Oil & Gas down by 0.94% and TECK was down by 0.89% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Adani Ports up by 1.36%, Bajaj Finance up by 0.88%, SBI up by 0.54%, Bharti Airtel up by 0.54% and Bajaj Finserv up by 0.49%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.93%, Tata Motors down by 1.67%, Trent down by 1.19%, Tech Mahindra down by 1.14% and Hindustan Unilever down by 1.10% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, Shaktikanta Das, the Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi, has said that India is poised to contribute about one-fifth of the world's Gross domestic product (GDP) growth on the back of robust domestic demand and prudent macroeconomic and financial sector policies, which enabled it to withstand ‘external shocks’. He emphasised that India's underlying priority in free trade agreement negotiations with the US and other countries is to secure fair and balanced agreements in the best interest of the Indian people. India continues to demonstrate remarkable dynamism and resilience amid an uncertain global environment.

Noting that the global economy was experiencing a phase of unprecedented uncertainty and fundamental reset, the former governor of the RBI said the rules-based trading framework, promoting globalisation and free trade for over eight decades, is facing a challenge. He stated that the situation has changed from the days when it was considered that the world was flat and that it should become one market. He added that cost competitiveness and the principles of comparative advantage across countries were supposed to be the guiding principles, but a fundamental change has crept in.

He further said that the vulnerability in global supply chains has led many nations to rethink their external dependencies and give higher importance to supply chain resilience over cost efficiency. He said strategic autonomy is now a top priority and this transformation is also evident in the growing influence of regional trade agreements, which reflect a shift towards more fragmented yet practical trade alliances. He noted that the year 2025, in a nutshell, is a pivotal year in terms of global economic trajectory. He added that guided by a decade of structural reforms and strategic global positioning under the vision of ‘aatmanirbhar’ Bharat, the nation has successfully weathered multiple global headwinds.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25192.80, down by 92.55 points or 0.37% after trading in a range of 25152.30 and 25241.95. There were 12 stocks advancing against 38 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Adani Ports up by 1.42%, Bajaj Auto up by 1.00%, Interglobe Aviation up by 0.97%, Bajaj Finance up by 0.92% and Shriram Finance up by 0.85%. On the flip side, Infosys down by 1.95%, Tata Motors down by 1.62%, ONGC down by 1.51%, Wipro down by 1.50% and Trent down by 1.26% were the top losers.

Asian markets were trading mostly in red; Hang Seng declined 612.32 points or 2.33% to 25,678.00, Taiwan Weighted lost 378.5 points or 1.41% to 26,923.42, Straits Times fell 52.85 points or 1.19% to 4,374.21, KOSPI dropped 29.61 points or 0.83% to 3,580.99 and Shanghai Composite was down by 12.68 points or 0.33% to 3,884.35. On the flip side, Jakarta Composite was up by 1.54 points or 0.02% to 8,259.40.
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