Sensex, Nifty Today: In early trade, 799 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 1,765 were trading in the red. 101 stocks remained unchanged.
The Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, opened in the red on Monday, October 13, 2025, as Asian stocks got off to a rocky start after US President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on China. While the 30-share BSE Sensex nosedived 451.66 points to start the session at 82,049.16, the Nifty dipped by 108.05points to open at 25,177.30. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 82,500.82 and the Nifty 50 at 25,285.35. Similarly, the broader indices traded in the red in the opening session. While the BSE Midcap was down by 170.75ย points, or 0.37 per cent, in the early trading session, the BSE Smallcap index fell 197.50 points, or 0.37 per cent, to trade at 53,181.07.ย
From the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel, Infosys, NTPC and Axis Bank were among the major laggards.
However, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Maruti and Eternal were among the gainers.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Shanghai’s SSE Composite Index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were trading sharply lower.
US markets ended significantly lower on Friday.ย 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.
“Investor sentiment turns cautious after the US announced a 100 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods effective November 1, rekindling fears of a renewed trade war. Although President Trump later softened his stance, saying the US does not intend to โhurt China,โ which led to a recovery in US stock futures, investor caution persists amid renewed global uncertainty,” Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth tech firm, said.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 1.48 per cent to USD 63.66 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 459.20 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
On Friday, the Sensex jumped 328.72 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 82,500.82. The Nifty advanced 103.55 points or 0.41 per cent to settle at 25,285.35.