market Overview

Indian stock⁤ markets experienced⁤ a downturn on Tuesday, December⁢ 2, 2025, as⁢ investors engaged in profit-taking.The BSE Sensex closed at 85,224.44, a ⁤decrease of 417.46 points, or 0.49%. Concurrently, the NSE⁤ Nifty50 settled at 26,057.35, down 118.40 points,⁤ representing a 0.45% decline.

Adding to market‍ pressures, the Indian Rupee reached a record low of 89.97 against the US dollar during intraday trading.

Key losers ‍and gainers

Significant contributors to the Sensex’s decline included⁤ HDFC Bank, ICICI bank, Eternal, Ultratech Cement, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Tata Motors, ‍Titan company, Power Grid, and Reliance Industries.

However, positive momentum in stocks‍ like asian Paints, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, State Bank of India (SBI), Maruti Suzuki, NTPC, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) partially⁣ offset the losses, aiding in a limited recovery attempt.

Broader Market Performance

The Nifty MidCap index experienced a modest decrease of 0.2%, while the Nifty SmallCap index⁣ fell more noticeably, declining by 0.6%.

Sectoral Analysis

The nifty Financial Services index⁣ slipped by 0.75%,and the Nifty bank index decreased by 0.4%.Notably, the⁣ Nifty PSU Bank index bucked the trend, emerging as the sole gainer with an increase of‍ 0.85%.