Amidst mixed trend of global markets, the Indian stock market closed down on Monday (July 14) on the first day of the week. The Nifty-50 and Sensex declined in the fourth consecutive trading session due to a decline in IT stocks and uncertainties over the US-India trade agreement. The 30 -share BSE Sensex today opened up more than 150 points to 82,537.87. It slipped up to 82,010 points during trading. Finally it closed at 82,253.46, declining 247.01 points or 0.30 percent. Similarly, the Nifty-50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also opened with a decline at 25,149. Selling in veteran shares further increased the index. Finally it closed at 25,082.30 with a decline of 67.55 points or 0.27 percent.
Major benefits and losses
On the regional front, the Nifty IT recorded the highest decline of 1.1 percent. Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS and LTIMINTI were included in the declining stocks. Among other stocks, Nifty Private Banks, Financial Services and Oil and Gas also closed in red mark. On the other hand, the Nifty Realty recorded an increase of about 1.4 percent. In addition, Nifty Healthcare, Media, Pharma, Consumer Durables, PSU Bank, Auto, FMCG, metal and energy were also in green mark.
Shares of 20 out of 30 Sensex’s 30 companies closed in red mark. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, HCL Tech and L&T topped up by 1.8 percent. Whereas Eternal (Zomato), Titan, M&M, Sun Pharma and ITC were the most profitable.
Indo-US trade agreement: Indian delegation reaches Washington
Another round of talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US is about to begin. For this, a team from the Ministry of Commerce of India has reached Washington DC. The four -day talks will start today i.e. on Monday and will run till Thursday. During this time, efforts will be made to resolve differences between the two countries on major trade issues like agriculture and automobiles.
Ola Electric shares up 18%
Ola Electric released the results of the first quarter of FY 2025-26 (the first quarter of FY 2026), in which the company suffered a loss of ₹ 420 crore. This deficit is less than a loss of ₹ 870 crore in the fourth quarter of the fourth quarter of FY 2025, but on a year-on-year basis, the company had a loss of ₹ 347 crore in the same quarter last year, ie the deficit has increased. Despite this, Ola Electric’s shares on BSE today rose over 18% to close at Rs 47.13.
Wholesale inflation has come down to -0.13% in June
Due to softening of food and fuel prices, wholesale inflation came to a 20 -month low in June 2025. According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday, India’s wholesale inflation rate declined to -0.13 percent on an annual basis in June. This is the lowest since October 2023. In May, it was at a 14 -month low at 0.39 percent. Retail inflation (CPI) figures for June are expected to be released later today.