Sensex, Nifty drag amid metals & financial stocks selloff; LG Electronics India surges

The domestic market slumped intraday as waves of selling swept through heavyweight financials and metals, triggered by weak global risk sentiment and foreign fund outflows.

Lingering fears over US-China trade friction, rising bond yields abroad and a cautious domestic macro-outlook further exacerbated the intraday slide.

After moderating between 81,781.62 and 82,573.37 intraday, Sensex traded 315.84 pts or 0.38 per cent lower at 82,011.21 at 1.49 pm. Nifty 50 was down by 91.90 pts or 0.36 per cent to 25,135.45, hitting an intraday low of 25,060.55.

A sharp pullback in banking/PSU stocks dragged down the index, while metals, consumer durables and media stocks were hit hard amid margin pressures and fading earnings optimism.

Top gainers & losers

Among the Nifty 50 pack, Tata Motors, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, ONGC, Max Health and HCL Tech led the gainers, while Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Hindalco and Axis Bank dragged the most.

About 3,113 stocks were traded on the National Stock Exchange, of which 764 stocks advanced, 2,252 declined, and 97 remained unchanged, indicating a clear negative market breadth.

Meanwhile, 85 stocks, such as Anand Rathi Wealth, NAM-India, Inox Green, MCX and Eternal, touched their 52-week highs, whereas 106 hit 52-week lows. 60 stocks were locked in the upper circuit, and 65 stocks hit the lower circuit, reflecting broad-based selling pressure.

Midcap & smallcap movers

Midcap stocks Sona BLW, Tata Communications, IREDA, Waaree Energies and Cochin Shipyard increased 2-4 per cent, while Dixon Tech, Vodafone Idea, Yes Bank, SAIL, Indian Bank and Indus Tower depreciated 3-4 per cent.

Under the smallcap segment, Anand Rathi, MCX, Angel One and Data Patterns rose by 1-8 per cent. Bandhan Bank, Sagility, Signature Global, Natco Pharma and Anant Raj declined 3-4 per cent.

In addition, LG Electronics India shares traded at ₹1,707 as of 1.55 pm, following a blockbuster listing.

On the BSE, MTAR Tech rallied over 11 per cent, Anand Rathi, Websol, MapMyIndia and MCX soared 5-8 per cent. Shilpa Medicare, Avalon, Just Dial and Apollo tanked 5-6 per cent.

Published on October 14, 2025