Stock markets’ three-day rally fizzled out, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ending on a flat note amid a choppy trade on Thursday (November 13, 2025) as lacklusture sentiment across global equity markets fueled the outflow of foreign capital.
After oscillating between gains and losses during the day, the 30-share BSE barometer Sensex ended with a slight gain of 12.16 points, or 0.01%, at 84,478.67. During the session, it touched a high of 84,919.43 and a low of 84,253.05.
The broader NSE Nifty closed the session in green with just 3.35 points, or 0.01%, higher at 25,879.15.
From the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, PowerGrid, Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Maruti Suzuki India, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement and HCL Technologies were the only gainers.
On the other hand, Eternal, Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles arm, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Trent, Tata Consultancy Services, Hindustan Unilever, and Infosys were among the laggards.
“National equities closed flat after a positive session, as profit-booking erased early gains despite optimistic global and domestic cues. Sentiment was buoyed by Trump signing a short-term funding bill to end the U.S. government shutdown and hopes of tariff relief for India,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said.
Nair further stated that the record-low October inflation prints reinforced expectations of an interest rate cut by RBI, making rate-sensitive sectors like metals and realty attractive to investors.
“However, amidst continued outflows from FII and a weak rupee, profit-booking emerged at elevated levels ahead of the Bihar election results, which left the benchmark indices largely unchanged by the close,” he added.
In Asian markets, Shanghai’s SSE Composite Index, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark, and South Korea’s Kospi ended higher.
Markets in Europe were trading largely lower. The U.S. markets finished higher in overnight deals on Wednesday (November 12, 2025).
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.29% to $62.53 per barrel.
Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors remained net sellers for the third day in a row and offloaded equities worth ₹1,750.03 crore on Wednesday (November 12, 2025). Domestic institutional investors sustained their buying spree and picked up stocks worth ₹5,127.12 crore, according to exchange data.
On Wednesday (November 12, 2025), the BSE Sensex rallied 595.19 points to settle at 84,466.51. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 180.85 points to close at 25,875.80.
Published – November 13, 2025 04:54 pm IST
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/stock-markets-end-with-marginal-gains-amid-volatile-trade-foreign-fund-outflows/article70275070.ece
