Stock Market Close Highlights: Sensex dips 201 pts, Nifty at 22,397; IndusInd Bank, TaMo slip 2%
Stock Market Highlights: In the broader market, the BSE Realty index dropped 1.8 per cent, with most of its shares falling more than 2 per cent each on Thursday.
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Stock Market Close Updates, Stock Market Today, Thursday, March 13, 2025: Benchmark equity indices ended on a tepid note as investors refrained from taking fresh positions ahead of the long weekend. Both, the BSE and the NSE will be closed for trading on Friday on account of 'Holi' festival.
Given the present global mood, with high a uncertainty around Donald Trump's tariff policies, investors preferred staying on the sidelines.
The BSE Sensex had spurted to a high of 74,401 in opening deals, but soon pared gains. Persistent selling pressure in auto, IT and select banking shares saw the BSE benchmark slip into red and touch a low of 73,771 - down 630 points from the day's high. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 201 points or 0.27 per cent at 73,829. In the process, the BSE benchmark ended the week with a loss of 504 points.
The NSE Nifty 50 index from a high of 22,558, dropped to a low of 22,377, and eventually settled 73 points lower at 22,397. The Nifty shed 156 points in this holiday-shortened week.
Among the Sensex 30 shares, Tata Motors and IndusInd Bank were the top losers, down nearly 2 per cent each. Zomato, Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints and Bajaj Finance were the other notable losers. On the advancing front, not a single Sensex stock rose more than 1 per cent - SBI, ICICI Bank and NTPC were up over 0.5 per cent each.
The broader indices also finished in red. The BSE MidCap index slipped 0.8 per cent, and the SmallCap declined 0.6 per cent. The overall market breadth was negative - out of 4,105 stocks traded on the BSE, around 60 per cent or 2,449 shares declined today.
Sectorally, the BSE Realty index was worst hit, as the index dropped 1.8 per cent. Godrej Properties, Oberoi Realty, Lodha, Brigade Enterprises and Phoenix from the index shed over 2 per cent.
3:51 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty has been forming a symmetrical triangle pattern on the hourly chart, which is a continuation pattern. For the past three days, Nifty has largely remained within the range of 22,350–22,550. A decisive move above 22,550 could trigger a meaningful rally in the short term. Conversely, a decisive fall below 22,350 could weaken sentiment in the short term.
View by Rupak De, senior technical analyst, LKP Securities.
View by Rupak De, senior technical analyst, LKP Securities.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shortened trading week and sell-off in the US short market are providing a hiccup to the global market. However, India is withstanding with resilience and healthy outperformance, by a narrow negative trend.
Even concerns that the US may have to bear a recession are not impacting the Indian market due to signs of recovery in fundamentals led by moderation in inflation, future rate cuts, and improvement in the economy in FY26 led by government spending and improvement in consumer income. However, if US policy continues to be tepid, it will become a point of concern.
View by Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services.
Even concerns that the US may have to bear a recession are not impacting the Indian market due to signs of recovery in fundamentals led by moderation in inflation, future rate cuts, and improvement in the economy in FY26 led by government spending and improvement in consumer income. However, if US policy continues to be tepid, it will become a point of concern.
View by Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services.
3:39 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Nifty gainers and losers at close
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shriram Finance, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp were among the top losers on Nifty50.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Sensex gainers and losers at close
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Zomato were among the top laggards on Sensex.
3:36 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at broader market at close
Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Midcap and Smallcap signed off lower.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex finishes at 73,828.91, down 200 pts
Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE SEnsex closed down 200.85 points or 0.27 per cent at 73,828.91.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 closes down 73 pts at 22,397.2
Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE NIfty50 closed at 22,397.20, down 73.3 points or 0.33 per cent.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBI likely to cut rates in April MPC meet: UBS
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Swiss investment bank UBS expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut interest rates in April, citing a sharper-than-anticipated decline in inflation and improved liquidity conditions.
The firm sees room for a total of 50 basis points (bps) of rate reductions in 2025, with the first cut likely in the next monetary policy review, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. READ MORE
The firm sees room for a total of 50 basis points (bps) of rate reductions in 2025, with the first cut likely in the next monetary policy review, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. READ MORE
3:04 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: PB Fintech slips 10% in 2 days, hits 8-month low
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of PB Fintech, which owns online financial services platform PolicyBazaar, were under pressure for the second straight day, down 6 per cent to Rs 1,322 in Thursday's intraday trade.
The stock touched an eight-month low today, and was trading at its lowest level since June 2024.
The company's board approved a proposal to make an investment for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 696 crore in PB Healthcare Services by way of subscribing or purchasing its shares or compulsory convertible preference shares during the financial year 2025-26, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday. READ MORE
The stock touched an eight-month low today, and was trading at its lowest level since June 2024.
The company's board approved a proposal to make an investment for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 696 crore in PB Healthcare Services by way of subscribing or purchasing its shares or compulsory convertible preference shares during the financial year 2025-26, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday. READ MORE
2:52 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Rs 1.1 trillion worth of IPOs waiting in the wings for market revival
Stock Market LIVE Updates: India's initial public offering (IPO) pipeline, valued at least over Rs 1.1 trillion, may fall short of expectations, with many companies likely to delay or let their approvals lapse due to weak secondary market sentiment, according to analysts.
The total value of draft filings dropped by over 50 per cent in February compared to the previous month, as the number of companies filing fell to 16 from 29. In January and February, only nine mainboard IPOs were launched, down from 16 in the same period last year. Meanwhile, IPO activity in the SME segment remained strong. READ MORE
The total value of draft filings dropped by over 50 per cent in February compared to the previous month, as the number of companies filing fell to 16 from 29. In January and February, only nine mainboard IPOs were launched, down from 16 in the same period last year. Meanwhile, IPO activity in the SME segment remained strong. READ MORE
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First Published: Mar 13 2025 | 7:56 AM IST