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Markets pare some losses to trade near neutral lines
Nov-18-2025

Indian equity markets pared some losses and traded near the neutral lines in late afternoon session as bargain hunters fuelled mild recovery following the initial weakness. Besides, traders took support of fresh fund inflows by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The FIIs were the net buyer on Monday’s session, with inflows worth Rs 442.17 crore. However, markets remained in negative territory as weak global market cues continue to weigh on investors’ sentiments. All Asian and European equity markets were trading lower amid uncertainty over the U.S. economic outlook and concern of tech valuation.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 84832.77, down by 118.18 points or 0.14% after trading in a range of 84558.36 and 85042.41. There were 6 stocks advancing against 24 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in red; the BSE Mid cap index declined 0.48%, while Small cap index was down by 0.61%.

The few gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Consumer Durables up by 0.13%, Bankex up by 0.07% and Telecom up by 0.04%, while Realty down by 1.54%, Metal down by 0.96%, IT down by 0.90%, Basic Materials down by 0.75% and Industrials down by 0.65% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bharti Airtel up by 1.79%, Axis Bank up by 1.32%, Power Grid Corporation up by 0.99%, Asian Paints up by 0.61% and Reliance Industries up by 0.53%. On the flip side, Tech Mahindra down by 2.08%, Bajaj Finserv down by 1.25%, Infosys down by 1.12%, Bajaj Finance down by 1.12% and Eternal down by 0.95% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the commerce ministry in its latest data has showed that India's merchandise exports to the US declined for the second consecutive month in October 2025, falling by 8.58 per cent to $6.3 billion due to the hefty 50 per cent tariffs imposed by Washington, while imports increased by 13.89 per cent to $4.46 billion during the month. During the April-October period of this fiscal, the country's exports to the US increased by 10.15 per cent to $52.11 billion, while imports rose 9.73 per cent to $30 billion.

China, another major trading partner of India, saw a 42.35 per cent jump in exports from India to $1.62 billion in October and a 24.77 per cent growth in April-October 2025-26 to $10.03 billion. Imports from the neighbouring country in October rose 15.63 per cent to $11.1 billion while during the first seven months of this fiscal, the inbound shipments rose by 11.88 per cent to $74 billion.

The UAE, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Nepal, Italy, Australia, France, Belgium, Korea and Malaysia were also among the countries which saw negative growth in exports from India during the month under review. However, exports to Hong Kong and Spain registered positive growth.  On the imports front, inbound shipments in October declined from nations, including Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Korea, Indonesia, and Taiwan. However, imports rose from the UAE, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, the UK and Thailand.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25962.80, down by 50.65 points or 0.19% after trading in a range of 25877.10 and 26029.85. There were 11 stocks advancing against 39 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Bharti Airtel up by 1.80%, Axis Bank up by 1.34%, Power Grid Corporation up by 0.99%, Shriram Finance up by 0.70% and Asian Paints up by 0.51%. On the flip side, Tech Mahindra down by 2.04%, Tata Consumer Products down by 1.91%, Interglobe Aviation down by 1.79%, JIO Financial Services down by 1.49% and Hindalco down by 1.40% were the top losers.

All Asian equity markets were trading lower; Nikkei 225 slipped 1469.91 points or 3.01% to 48,854.00, Taiwan Weighted lost 691.19 points or 2.58% to 26,756.12, Hang Seng declined 473.28 points or 1.83% to 25,911.00, KOSPI dropped 135.63 points or 3.43% to 3,953.62, Straits Times fell 37.32 points or 0.82% to 4,506.27, Shanghai Composite weakened 32.22 points or 0.82% to 3,939.81 and Jakarta Composite plunged 53.54 points or 0.64% to 8,363.34.

All European equity markets were trading lower; UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 80.56 points or 0.83% to 9,594.87, France’s CAC fell 111.32 points or 1.37% to 8,007.70 and Germany’s DAX lost 281.42 points or 1.19% to 23,309.10.
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