Sensex, Nifty fall for third day, dragged by foreign fund outflows, weak global peers

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday (November 7, 2025) as relentless foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global markets hit investors’ sentiment.

The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 94.73 points, or 0.11%, to settle at 83,216.28. During the day, it tanked 640.06 points, or 0.76%, to 82,670.95.

The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 17.40 points, or 0.07%, to 25,492.30.

From the Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel tumbled 4.46% after Singtel said it has sold about 0.8% stake in the firm for ₹10,353 crore (SGD 1.5 billion).

Tech Mahindra, Trent, Reliance Industries, HCL Tech, Hindustan Unilever, and ITC were also among the laggards.

However, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers.

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

Markets in Europe were trading lower. U.S. markets ended significantly lower on Thursday (November 6, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹3,263.21 crore on Thursday (November 6, 2025); however, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹5,283.91 crore, according to exchange data.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, jumped 1.31% to $64.21 per barrel.

On Thursday (November 6, 2025), the Sensex declined 148.14 points, or 0.18%, to settle at 83,311.01. The Nifty dipped 87.95 points, or 0.34%, to 25,509.70.