The Indian stock market today ended in the red following a period of volatile trading on November 24, 2025 with benchmark indices recording significant declines. The BSE Sensex tumbles 331.21 points, or 0.39 per cent, to close at 84,900.71, while the Nifty was down 108.65 points, or 0.42 percent, finishing Nifty below 26,000 at 25,959.50.<\/p>\n
The overall market breadth was decidedly weak, reflecting a broad-based sell-off, as approximately 2,786 shares declined compared to just 1,120 shares that advanced. Key weak spots were the realty and metals sectors, driving much of the downside.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0Economic Times<\/em><\/p>\n The primary reason for the weakness was a sharp sectoral drag led by rate-sensitive and commodity-linked stocks. The Realty sector crash and the metal sector drag proved to be the weakest pockets of the market.<\/p>\n Sectoral performance:<\/strong>\u00a0Except for the IT sector rally, all other major indices including media, metal, realty, pharma, oil & gas, FMCG, registered declines in the range of 0.4 to 1 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mid and small cap pressure:<\/strong>\u00a0The cautious sentiment extended to the broader market, with the BSE midcap index falling 0.27 percent, and the smallcap index recording a sharper decline of 0.8 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Top losers:<\/strong>\u00a0Heavy selling was seen in major stocks including JSW Steel (reflecting the Metal Sector Drag), Bharat Electronics, Max Healthcare, Grasim Industries, and Dr Reddy’s Labs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Source:\u00a0Economic Times<\/em><\/p>\n Teamlease Services<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Shares surged by 11 percent on expectations that the company will significantly gain from the upcoming labour reforms implemented across India.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Karnataka Bank<\/a>:<\/strong> The stock advanced 7 percent following news of a substantial institutional purchase. Investor Aditya Kumar Halwasia acquired a stake valued at \u20b971 crore.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Indian IT Giants:<\/strong>\u00a0Technology stocks including Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCLTech, and TCS all recorded gains of up to 3 percent, driven by positive sectoral momentum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>The stock dropped sharply, losing 9 percent after reports confirmed a Tejas fighter jet manufactured by the Indian PSU company crashed during the Dubai air show, raising concerns over future prospects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n NBCC (India) Ltd.<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0Shares climbed 5 percent as the company announced it had successfully secured new projects and work orders valued in excess of \u20b9110 crore.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Source:\u00a0Economic Times<\/em><\/p>\nSectoral drag: Realty & metal sector crash<\/h2>\n
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