Post-Market Report: Indian Equities Retreat Amid Fed Caution and Profit-Booking

Market Performance Today

Indian equity markets witnessed a downturn on Monday, September 15, 2025, as both the Sensex and Nifty closed lower. The BSE Sensex ended the day at 81,785.74, registering a decline of 118.96 points, or 0.15%. Similarly, the NSE Nifty50 fell by 44.80 points, or 0.18%, to settle at 25,069.20. This marked the end of a five-day winning streak for the Sensex and an eight-day consecutive advance for the Nifty.

Key Drivers of Today's Market

Several factors contributed to the market's cautious demeanor and subsequent decline:

• Anticipation of US Federal Reserve Policy: A primary driver of the subdued sentiment was the impending US Federal Reserve policy meeting scheduled for later this week. Investors remained on the sidelines, awaiting cues on the future interest rate trajectory, with a 25-basis-point rate cut widely anticipated.
• Profit-Booking: Following a significant rally in the preceding sessions, market participants engaged in profit-booking, particularly in the IT and auto sectors, which had seen substantial gains.
• Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) Concerns: Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) in August rose to a four-month high of 0.52%. This increase, driven by rising prices of food articles and manufactured goods, reversed a previous deflationary trend and added to investor apprehension.
• Mixed Global Cues: Indian markets opened with mixed signals from global counterparts, contributing to the initial volatility.

Top Movers (Sectors and Stocks)

The day saw a mixed performance across various sectors and individual stocks.

Top Performing Sectors

• Nifty Realty emerged as the top gainer, surging by 2.41%.
• Other sectors that showed strength included Nifty PSU Bank (up 0.60%), Nifty Oil & Gas (up 0.30%), and Nifty Metal (up 0.07%).
• BSE Auto and BSE Metal also demonstrated notable strength on a year-to-date basis.

Top Lagging Sectors

• The Nifty IT index was among the biggest losers, declining by 0.58%.
• Nifty Pharma also saw a fall of 0.64%.
• Other underperforming sectors included Nifty Media (-0.45%), Nifty Auto (-0.39%), and Nifty Consumer Durables (-0.16%).
• BSE IT, BSE Realty, Healthcare, and Consumer Durables have struggled year-to-date.

Top Performing Stocks (Sensex)

• Bajaj Finance
• Eternal (Zomato)
• UltraTech Cement
• Reliance Industries
• Jio Financial Services

Top Lagging Stocks (Sensex)

• Asian Paints
• Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M)
• Titan
• Infosys
• Sun Pharma
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Tech Mahindra
• Power Grid
• Cipla
• Shriram Finance
• Dr Reddy's

Broader Market Performance

The broader market indices, however, showed resilience, outperforming the frontline indices. The Nifty MidCap index advanced by 0.44%, while the Nifty SmallCap index closed 0.76% higher.

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