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Sensex Ends 314 Points Lower, Nifty Below 25,900; Adani Enterprises Drops 3%
Sensex Ends 314 Points Lower, Nifty Below 25,900; Adani Enterprises Drops 3%
Stock Market Live Updates, Share Market News Today: Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by the monthly expiry of Nifty F&O contracts for the November series.
At close, the BSE Sensex settled at 84,587.01, slipping 313.7 points or 0.37%, while the NSE Nifty50 ended at 25,884.8, down 74.7 points or 0.29%.
On the Sensex, Trent, Tata Motors PV, HCLTech, Infosys, and Power Grid were among the top losers, while BEL, SBI, Tata Steel, and Eternal emerged as the key gainers.
Sector-wise, Nifty Realty and Nifty PSU Bank outperformed, advancing 1.62% and 1.44%, respectively. On the downside, Nifty IT dropped 0.57% and Nifty Media fell 0.8%.
Broader markets fared better, with the Nifty Midcap 100 rising 0.36% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 gaining 0.19%.
Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by the monthly expiry of Nifty F&O contracts for the November series.
Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex fell 248.91 points (0.29%) to 84,651.80, while the Nifty slipped 61.45 points (0.24%) to 25,898.05.
Market breadth remained evenly balanced, with 1,904 stocks advancing, 1,881 declining and 149 remaining unchanged on the NSE.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gave up their day's gains on November 25 and were trading lower in a volatile trading session. At 15:05 hrs IST, the Sensex was down 312.27 points or 0.37 percent at 84,588.44, and the Nifty was down 76.25 points or 0.29 percent at 25,883.25. About 1,908 shares advanced, 1,886 shares declined, and 145 shares were unchanged.
City Union Bank saw another large block trade, with 1.82 million shares reportedly exchanged, according to Bloomberg. The stock was trading at Rs 274.45, up Rs 2.90 (1.07%) in intraday trade.
The counter hit an intraday high of Rs 277.40 and a low of Rs 268.30, with total volumes surging to 56.11 lakh shares- a massive 1,868% jump compared to the five-day average of 2.85 lakh shares.
CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said that the size of the Indian economy is expected to cross the $4 trillion mark in the current fiscal year
BLS International Services on Tuesday said it has signed a contract with the Embassy of Cyprus in Russia to provide comprehensive visa outsourcing services. Under this agreement, BLS International will oversee Cyprus visa application operations in Russia, establishing centres across nine major cities and offering streamlined, secure, and customer-friendly visa services, the company said in a statement.
“This collaboration with the Embassy of Cyprus in Russia is a meaningful milestone that reflects the trust placed in us to deliver services with integrity and global standards. Through this collaboration, we aim to ensure that travellers to Cyprus benefit from a seamless, clear, and efficient experience as we continue to drive innovation in international mobility,” BLS International Joint Managing Director Shikhar Aggarwal said.
Shares of BLS International Services were trading lower by 0.85% at Rs 313.25 apiece on the NSE.
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Stock Market Live Updates: US futures edged lower, signaling a cautious start for Wall Street. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.2%.
Across Asia, sentiment was more positive. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.3%, supported by a rebound in Chinese markets. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.2% and the Shanghai Composite climbed 0.9%.
European markets are expected to open weaker with Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.2%.
Stock Market Live Updates: Carysil Ltd. could rally up to 33%, according to brokerage firm Anand Rathi, which reiterated its Buy rating on the stock. The firm has raised its price target from Rs 1,161 to Rs 1,265, valuing Carysil at 30x FY27e/FY28e average EPS.
Stock Market Live Updates: Niraj Cement Structurals surged in trade after securing a Rs 220.14 crore EPC contract for constructing a two-lane paved-shoulder road along the Kohima Bypass in Nagaland. The project, covering 11.268 km, falls under the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North Eastern States (SARDP-NE).
The stock was trading at Rs 37.96, up Rs 2.14 (5.97%), after hitting an intraday high of Rs 39.16 and a low of Rs 36.67. In the previous session, the stock had slipped 5.19% to close at Rs 35.82.
Niraj Cement Structurals now trades 47.23% below its 52-week high of Rs 71.94, but remains 37.04% above its 52-week low of Rs 27.70.
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Stock Market LIVE Updates: Union Bank of India appointed Amresh Prasad as its new Executive Director, effective November 24, 2025.
Stock Market Live Updates: Karnataka Bank shares surged to an 11-month high, trading at Rs 210.95, up Rs 12.15 (6.11%) in intraday action. The stock touched a high of Rs 211.90 and a low of Rs 198.00 earlier today.
Trading volumes jumped to 20.02 lakh shares, sharply above the five-day average of 15.63 lakh, marking a 28% surge in activity. This comes after the stock ended the previous session with a strong 5.2% gain at Rs 198.80.
Karnataka Bank is now 8.76% below its 52-week high of Rs 231.20 and a solid 30% above its 52-week low of Rs 162.20.
Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian rupee erased all its morning gains and is now trading almost unchanged at 89.21 per dollar, compared with the previous close of 89.23.
In the past one month, RIL has surged 8%, sharply outperforming the broader market, with the BSE Sensex rising just 0.37%
Shares of power generation company ACME Solar Holdings advanced 2.89 per cent to log an intra-day high of Rs 239.90 per share on the NSE after its wholly owned subsidiary, ACME Platinum Urja Pvt Ltd, signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SECI Limited for its 200 MW solar project with a 100 MW/400 MWh energy storage system (ESS) at a tariff of Rs 3.42 per unit.
RBI hasn't changed your ₹5 lakh deposit safety- only banks' insurance costs are being revised. We break down what's changing and whether your money remains just as secure. Read more
Satya Nadella is pushing Microsoft into a full-scale rethink of its business model for the AI age, tapping Rolf Harms- the strategist whose 2010 “Economics of the Cloud” white paper helped drive the company's cloud transformation- to lead the next wave of economic and structural overhauls. Read more
Elon Musk's relentless work ethic has long been part of Silicon Valley legend but a new account from a former X employee offers one of the clearest looks yet at the punishing schedule behind it. Chris Bakke, who previously reported directly to Elon Musk, described a daily routine that stretched across multiple companies, ran late into the night and left room for barely a few hours of rest. Read more
Tuesday, November 25, marks the final trading day for investors to purchase shares of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) in order to qualify for its latest interim dividend payout, as the company's stock turns ex-dividend on November 26.
Indian IT stocks staged a powerful comeback after years of underperformance, adding Rs 2.6 lakh crore in market value since October as investors rush back into the sector on rising expectations of an AI-led services boom. Read more
The initial public offering (IPO) of Vadodara-based Sudeep Pharma Ltd is going to be closed today, Tuesday, November 25. The price band of the Rs 895-crore IPO has been fixed at Rs 563-593 per equity share. Till 11:20 am on the final day of bidding on Tuesday, the Sudeep Pharma IPO received 8.89x subscription, garnering bids for 9,39,61,475 shares as against the 1,05,64,927 shares on offer.
Its retail category got a 7.03x subscription, while its non-institutional investor (NII) quota got a 24.87x subscription. The QIB category received a 0.16x subscription.
Its grey market premium has also fallen to Rs 83, compared with Rs 90 on Monday.
The allotment status for the Gallard Steel SME IPO has been finalised and is now available for investors to check. The ₹150-per-share offering saw overwhelming demand, closing with a massive 375.54 times subscription across all categories before the window ended on November 21. Read more
Shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) hit a 16-month high at Rs 1,560, gaining 1.6 per cent on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade. In the past one month, RIL has outperformed the market by surging 8 per cent, as compared to 0.37 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.
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Indian government bonds gained in early trade on Tuesday, extending the previous session's rally as dovish remarks from the Reserve Bank of India chief strengthened expectations of a rate cut next month.
The benchmark 10-year bond yield stood at 6.5085% at 10:20 a.m. IST, after touching a two-week low of 6.5017%. This follows Monday's close of 6.5194%, which was 5 basis points lower. (Bond yields move inversely to prices.)
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, in an interview with a local media outlet, said there is scope for further policy rate cuts, reinforcing the market's optimism.
In the interest rate swap (OIS) market, the one-year rate was at 5.4250%, while the two-year rate held at 5.42%. The five-year OIS rate eased to 5.71%, extending Monday's 6-basis-point decline.
Realty leads sectoral sentiment with broad strength across most indices, while defensives such as IT, FMCG and Media show mild weakness. Cyclical and rate-sensitive pockets like banks, autos, metals and healthcare remain firm, reflecting steady risk appetite and supportive market breadth despite isolated softness in select consumer-facing sectors.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that he is abandoning OpenAI's ChatGPT in favour of Google's newest AI model Gemini 3, calling the upgrade a dramatic leap in performance across reasoning, speed and multimodal capabilities. Read more
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that work may no longer be necessary for most people within the next 10 to 20 years, predicting a future in which employment becomes a choice rather than an economic requirement. Elon Musk compared the future of work to maintaining a vegetable garden- something done for pleasure, not survival. Read here
Siemens Energy India's revenue from operations rose 27% year-on-year to Rs 2,646 crore, up from Rs 2,091 crore in the corresponding period last year. Net profit increased 31% to Rs 360 crore, compared with Rs 273 crore a year ago. For the full financial year, the company's bottom line surged 83% to Rs 1,100 crore.
Shares of Surya Roshni were in demand on the Street on Monday, November 17, after the company announced that it has bagged orders worth Rs 105 crore from a Gujarat-based Engineering & Infrastructure company. The stock price gained 3.90 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 269.80 on the BSE
Several brokerage firms have recently initiated coverage on the following stocks: National Securities Depository, WeWork Management India, LG Electronics India, Tata Capital, Lenskart Solutions, Pine Labs, BlackBuck, and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, attracting fresh interest.
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After falling for two days in a row, gold prices saw an appreciation on Tuesday, after dovish comments from Fed policymakers revived prospects of a US rate cut in December. On the MCX, gold rose by 0.93% to trade at Rs 1,25,009 per 10 grams for the December 5 contracts, whereas silver was trading higher by 1.28% to trade at Rs 1,56,463 per kg in the futures market.
The next US Fed meeting will take place on December 9-10 and the decision will be announced on December 10.
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Sectorally, the Nifty IT and FMCG indices were the top losers, falling 0.4% each, followed by a 0.16% decline in the Nifty Auto index. On the upside, the Nifty Realty index climbed 1%, and the Nifty Metal index rose 0.57%.
Equity benchmark indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty — saw a flat start on Tuesday amid lack of market moving triggers.
RBI's State of the Economy report notes rising momentum in India's economy, historic low inflation, GST reforms, and strong Q2 sales growth in manufacturing, etc.
Gold prices were steady on Tuesday after gaining nearly 2% in the previous session, supported by rising expectations of a US rate cut in December despite a firm dollar.
Source: News18
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