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Updated Oct 13, 2025 19:30 IST
Stock Market Today Highlights: Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended lower on Monday, October 13, with IT stocks leading the laggards.
Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty , ended in the red territory on Monday, October 13, led by losses in IT
and FMCG shares, as renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and China dented risk appetite among investors. The selloff was triggered after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods from November 1 in response to Beijing's tighter curbs on rare earth exports.
The renewed trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have stoked fears of persistent U.S. inflation and higher interest rates. Elevated Treasury yields often pull capital away from emerging markets like India, simultaneously pressuring their equities and currencies.
Sensex, Nifty Today, October 13
The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 173.77 points, or 0.21 per cent, to end at 82,327.05, snapping its two-day rally. During the day, it tanked 457.68 points or 0.55 per cent to 82,043.14.
The 50-share NSE Nifty 50 slipped 58 points, or 0.23 per cent, to close at 25,227.35 as 30 of its constituents closed lower, 19 with gains and one unchanged.
On the closing, Amruta Shinde, Technical & Derivative Analyst at Choice Equity Broking Private Limited, stated, "Indian equity markets ended flat on October 13, 2025, after a lackluster trading session. The Sensex, which had declined 451.82 points to 82,049.00 in early trade, recovered nearly 300 points to settle at 82,327.05, while the Nifty also regained to close at 25,227.35."
"The Nifty opened on a negative note and remained range-bound throughout the day, reflecting indecision among market participants. Technically, a decisive move above 25,300 could pave the way for an upside toward 25,350 and 25,400, while immediate support lies at 25,150 and 25,100 — both considered attractive levels for fresh long positions. Among sectors, metal, telecom, IT, FMCG, capital goods, and consumer durables slipped between 0.5–1%, weighing on overall sentiment," Shinde said.
Similarly, the Bank Nifty opened negative and then consolidated within a narrow band of 56,530–56,770 for most of the session. A breakout from this range, supported by price action, will likely determine the next directional move. Key supports are placed at 56,300 and 56,400, while resistance lies in the 56,900–57,000 zone. A convincing breakout above this range could trigger a rally toward the psychological 57,500 level, the expert further stated.
"Meanwhile, the India VIX — a key gauge of market volatility — rose sharply by 8.96% to 11, reflecting increased uncertainty and cautious sentiment among investors. In the derivatives segment, the highest call open interest was recorded at the 25,300 strike, while the maximum put open interest was concentrated at the 25,200 strike. This positioning indicates strong resistance near 25,300; however, traders are eyeing potential upside, with a sustained close above this level necessary to maintain bullish momentum in the near term," Shinde concluded.
Shravan Shetty, Managing Director at Primus Partners, said, “The markets recovered over the last few hours to close flat. It opened with a gap down primarily due to negative global cues but recovered as Donald Trump softened his stance against China.”
“Financial stocks performed better this session with key BFSI index in green while defence and FMCG stocks lost ground,” Shetty added.
Stock Markets Today Quick Highlights
- Nifty snaps 2-session gaining streak, closes within previous day range
- Nifty Bank gains for 3rd straight session, led by Federal Bank
- Nifty Smallcap ends lower, breaking 2-day rally; Nifty Midcap extends gains for 3rd session
- India VIX jumps 9% to 11-biggest single-day rise in 6 months
- Most sectoral indices close in red
- Nifty PSU Bank top sectoral gainer, up for 3rd session, led by Indian Bank and Union Bank
- Nifty FMCG top loser; snaps 2-day uptrend as most constituents slip - Godrej Consumer and United Spirits drag; most constituents of the index in red
- Nifty IT falls for 2nd day, holds above 50-DMA; Wipro and Infosys top losers
- Nifty Metal down for 2nd session; Lloyds Metals & Energy leads losses
- Nifty Energy dips after 2-day rise, dragged by Siemens and BHEL
- Nifty Auto extends losses for 2nd day; Tata Motors slides over 2.5%
- Nifty Pharma ends lower, snapping 2-day rally; Wockhardt and Piramal Pharma drag
From the Sensex pack, Tata Motors, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Power Grid, Bharat Electronics (BEL) led the declines, slipping between 1 per cent and 2.7 per cent. ITC, UltraTech Cement and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were among the other major laggards.
However, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv and Axis Bank were among the gainers.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Shanghai's SSE Composite Index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng settled lower. while markets in Tokyo were closed due to a holiday and stock markets in Europe were trading higher.
US markets ended significantly lower on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite tanked 3.56 per cent, while the S&P 500 tumbled 2.71 per cent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.90 per cent.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.77 per cent to USD 63.84 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 459.20 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
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