Sensex tanks nearly 504 points and Nifty slips to 26,032 points

Global Stock Market Update - December 2, 2025

The stock markets witnessed a decline on Tuesday, with the benchmark Sensex tumbling nearly 504 points due to selling in blue-chip bank stocks and Reliance Industries, and persistent foreign fund outflows.

Indian Stock Market Performance

• Sensex: The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex declined by 503.63 points or 0.59% to settle at 85,138.27.

  During the day, the benchmark tanked 588.9 points or 0.68% to hit a low of 85,053.

• Nifty: The 50-share National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty declined by 143.55 points or 0.55% to 26,032.20.

Top Performers and Laggards

• Laggards:
  • Axis Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • Reliance Industries
  • ICICI Bank
  • Bharat Electronics
  • Larsen and Toubro
• Gainers:
  • Asian Paints
  • Maruti
  • Bharti Airtel
  • Bajaj Finance

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs)

On Monday, FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹1,171.31 crore, while DIIs bought stocks worth ₹2,558.93 crore, according to exchange data.

Global Market Update

• Asia Markets:
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index settled lower.
  • South Korea's Kospi ended in positive territory.
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 index ended in positive territory.
  • Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended in positive territory.
• Europe Markets:

  Markets in Europe were trading higher.

• U.S. Markets:

  The U.S. markets ended lower on Monday.

• Oil Prices:

  Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dipped 0.33% to $62.96 per barrel.

Sensex Performance on Monday

On Monday, the Sensex pared early gains and ended 64.77 points or 0.08% lower at 85,641.90.

During the day, the benchmark jumped 452.35 points or 0.52% to hit a record intra-day high of 86,159.02.

Nifty Performance on Monday

On Monday, the Nifty dipped 27.20 points or 0.10% to settle at 26,175.75.

During the day, it climbed 122.85 points or 0.46% to hit a lifetime high of 26,325.80.