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Key gauges trade marginally lower in morning deals
Oct-14-2025

Indian equity benchmarks were trading marginally lower in morning deals, as investors await cues from earnings. Besides, the optimism surrounding the India-US trade talks was negated by foreign fund outflows amid a risk-off tone globally. Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 240.10 crore on Monday, according to exchange data. However, losses remain capped as some support came with the Central Board of Direct Taxes in its latest data stated that net direct tax collection, which includes personal income tax and corporate tax, grew 6.33 per cent to Rs 11,89,054.17 crore (Rs 11.89 lakh crore) till October 12 this fiscal (2025-26) as compared to Rs 11,18,278.33 crore in the corresponding period of previous year. Separately, the report said that negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the EU are progressing well, but differences still need to be ironed out in certain areas such as carbon tax, steel, automobiles and non-tariff barriers. On the global front, Asian markets are trading mostly in red despite a rally on Wall Street spurred by US President Donald Trump's reassurances over relations with China.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 82198.58, down by 128.47 points or 0.16% after trading in a range of 82081.86 and 82573.37. There were 8 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in red; the BSE Mid cap index fell 0.17%, while Small cap index was down by 0.28%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 0.28%, Energy up by 0.25%, Oil & Gas up by 0.22%, IT up by 0.12% and Capital Goods up by 0.05%, while Consumer Durables down by 0.73%, Telecom down by 0.58%, Healthcare down by 0.54%, Consumer discretionary down by 0.39% and Auto down by 0.37% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Tech Mahindra up by 1.32%, HCL Technologies up by 1.04%, Tata Steel up by 0.23%, Bajaj Finserv up by 0.20% and Bharat Electronics up by 0.11%. On the flip side, Tata Motors down by 40.26%, Bajaj Finance down by 1.25%, Axis Bank down by 1.09%, Maruti Suzuki down by 0.92% and Bharti Airtel down by 0.77% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched PM GatiShakti - Offshore, a digital platform developed for the integrated planning and management of offshore projects like wind farms, marine resource exploration, and coastal infrastructure development. The platform provides a unified geospatial interface that consolidates critical data sets from multiple government ministries and departments to enable data-driven decision-making. DPIIT said that the initiative aims to strengthen India's Blue economy and support the nation's transition toward green energy and sustainable coastal growth.

DPIIT highlighted that the portal would have detailed data sets on offshore wind, solar, tidal, wave, and ocean thermal energy potential; oil and gas fields and pipelines; bathymetry and sedimentary basins; coastal regulation zones; coral reefs, mangroves, and marine mammal areas; ports, airports, power infrastructure, and fish landing centers; along with oceanographic and hazard indicators, such as surface currents, wave heights, and earthquake risk zones. 

Meanwhile, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has launched the Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) 2025. LEAPS is a flagship initiative of the department, and it aims to benchmark logistics excellence, strengthen India's competitiveness, and align with the vision of the National Logistics Policy (NLP) and PM GatiShakti. In this regards, applications are invited across 13 categories, including air and road freight service providers; multimodal transport operators; warehouse service providers (agriculture); education institute promoting the logistics sector; and logistics service delivery for e-commerce operations.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25194.20, down by 33.15 points or 0.13% after trading in a range of 25164.75 and 25310.35. There were 23 stocks advancing against 27 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were ONGC up by 1.85%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.28%, HCL Technologies up by 1.11%, Apollo Hospital up by 0.70% and Coal India up by 0.47%. On the flip side, Tata Motors down by 39.95%, Bajaj Finance down by 1.26%, Axis Bank down by 1.16%, Eicher Motors down by 1.14% and Dr. Reddy's Lab down by 0.98% were the top losers.

Asian markets are trading mostly in red; Nikkei 225 slipped 1246.8 points or 2.59% to 46,842.00, Taiwan Weighted lost 69.19 points or 0.26% to 26,854.23, Jakarta Composite plunged 45.51 points or 0.55% to 8,181.69, KOSPI dropped 24.18 points or 0.67% to 3,560.37, Hang Seng declined 75.48 points or 0.29% to 25,814.00, Straits Times fell 9.8 points or 0.22% to 4,380.04 and Shanghai Composite strengthened 8.06 points or 0.21% to 3,897.56.
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