Market Wrap, 25 June 2026: Sensex And Nifty 50 Lose Some Momentum At Close

Benchmark indices gave up part of their intraday gains as selling pressure in metal, pharma, oil and gas shares capped the market's advance. However, they still closed in positive territory. At the closing bell, the:

• Nifty 50 stood at 24,056.00, up 0.14%

• Sensex stood at 77,100.47, up 0.14%

Broader markets underperformed the benchmarks. The Nifty Midcap 100 index fell 0.55%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index declined 0.47%.

Sector Performance

Auto and real estate stocks emerged as robust performers during the session. The Nifty Auto index led sectoral gains as investors continued to favour automobile companies. Realty shares also remained in demand and supported the benchmark indices.

In contrast, metal stocks came under pressure. Media shares also lagged the broader market. The Nifty Pharma and Nifty Oil and Gas also performed weakly. They limited the market's ability to hold on to its peak levels. See table:

4 Factors That Drove Markets Today

The following factors led to a market rally today:

• Drop in oil prices to pre-Iran war levels with tankers exiting through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude dropped below USD 75 per barrel.

• The rupee strengthened against the dollar in early trade and rose as much as 0.5%, its strongest since early May.

• Equity gains across Asian markets, including Japan, South Korea and China.

• Decline in the India VIX.

Other Important Headlines

Given below are some other important news items of today are as follows:

• Areion Group has launched Areion Growth Fund, GIFT City, a category III alternative investment fund (AIF) under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) framework with a target corpus of $60 million.

• Suzlon Energy Ltd. has bagged a 400 MW engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order from Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. With this, Suzlon’s cumulative partnership with the Tata Group company has crossed over 1GW.

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Gold And Silver Watch

Gold and silver prices stayed firm on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX). At 15:39, gold June futures on the MCX stood at ₹1,41,888 per 10 grams, up 0.44%. July silver futures during the same time stood at ₹2,17,942 per kg, up 2.28%.

Markets will remain closed tomorrow on account of Muharram. Market participants will closely watch domestic and global developments when trading resumes on Monday (29 June). The recent easing in market volatility could help support investor confidence over the next few sessions.

Sources:

Business Standard

The Economic Times