Stocks markets open firm but later turned choppy amid mixed global cues

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty started trading on a positive note on Thursday (December 11, 2025) but soon lost all the early gains to trade in the negative zone amid a weak trend in Asian markets and persistent foreign fund outflows.

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index Sensex opened with gains and rose 149.3 points or 0.17% to 84,540.57. The 50-share index Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also rose by 45.05 points to reach 25,803.05.

However, both major indices reversed their gains as selling pressure increased, with the Sensex falling 222.39 points or 0.26% to 84,168.88 and the Nifty slipping 50.90 points to 25,707.10.

Among Sensex constituents, Titan, PowerGrid, HCL Technologies, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv and ITC were among the laggards.

On the other hand, Eternal, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Larsen & Toubro, Infosys and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark, Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and South Korea’s Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) were trading down.

Wall Street closed higher in overnight deals on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) after the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at its December meeting.

However, policymakers left their projections for the federal funds rate unchanged from September, indicating a cut of only 25 basis points in 2026.

Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers of equities worth ₹1,651.06 crore on Wednesday (December 10, 2025), while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹3,752.31 crore, according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.035 to $62.23 a barrel.