Sensex, Nifty close marginally lower amid thin year-end trading, foreign fund outflows weigh

Stock markets ended marginally lower on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) amid thin year-end trading as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in global equities weighed on investors’ sentiment.

Falling for the fifth consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 20.46 points or 0.02% to settle at 84,675.08. During the day, hit a high of 84,806.99 and a low of 84,470.94, gyrating 336.05 points.

Ending the day on a flat note, the 50-share NSE Nifty slipped 3.25 points or 0.01% to 25,938.85.

From the 30-Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, HCL Tech and Titan were among the biggest laggards.

However, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv and Axis Bank were among the biggest gainers.

In Asian markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index settled in positive territory, while South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Shanghai’s SSE Composite index ended lower.

Markets in Europe were trading marginally higher. U.S. markets ended lower on Monday (December 29, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,759.89 crore on Monday, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹2,643.85 crore, according to exchange data.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, climbed 0.47% to $62.23 per barrel.

On Monday (December 29, 2025), the Sensex declined by 345.91 points or 0.41% to settle at 84,695.54. The Nifty edged lower by 100.20 points or 0.38% to 25,942.10.