Sensex, Nifty settle with modest gains amid see-saw trade

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty reversed early losses to end modestly higher on Friday (November 14, 2025) as investors turned to buying blue-chip stocks at beaten down prices.

The 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark began the trade on a negative note by declining 449.35 points, or 0.53% to 84,029.32. The NSE Nifty started the day off lower by 138.35 points or 0.53% to 25,740.80.

However, both the benchmark indices showed some recovery at the fag end before closing the session with gains for the fourth day in a row.

The BSE Sensex ended 84.11 points, or 0.10%, higher at 84,562.78, while the NSE Nifty went up 30.90 points, or 0.12%, to settle at 25,910.05.

From the Sensex pack, Eternal, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Trent, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, ITC, PowerGrid, Tata Motors Ltd’s Commercial Vehicles business, and Bajaj Finserv were the gainers.

Infosys, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Titan, UltraTech Cement, Maruti Suzuki India, and Larsen & Toubro were the laggards.

“…investors shifted focus to upcoming RBI MPC and US Fed FOMC meetings, adding to the wait-and-watch mood,” Sudeep Shah, Head of Technical Research and Derivatives at SBI Securities, said.

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

Broader markets in Europe were trading largely lower. The U.S. markets ended largely lower in overnight deals on Thursday (November 13, 2025).

Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors remained net sellers for the fourth day in a row and offloaded equities worth ₹383.68 crore on Thursday (November 13, 2025). Domestic institutional investors sustained their buying spree and picked up stocks worth ₹3,091.87 crore, according to exchange data.

Brent Crude, global oil benchmark, rose 1.51% to $63.93 per barrel.

On Thursday (November 13, 2025), the 30-share BSE Sensex ended with a gain of 12.16 points at 84,478.67. The broader NSE Nifty closed the session in green with just 3.35 points, at 25,879.15.