Market decline as IT Stocks fall amid Trade deal worries

The domestic share market indices fell for the fourth straight session on Monday, with the Nifty closing below 25,100, weighed down by persistent weakness in IT stocks and global tariff concerns.At close, the Sensex was down 247.01 points or 0.30 percent at 82,253.46, and the Nifty was down 67.55 points or 0.27 percent at 25,082.30. About 1991 shares advanced, 2020 shares declined, and 151 shares unchanged.
Eternal, Titan Company, IndusInd Bank, ONGC, SBI Life Insurance were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Jio Financial, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Asian Paints.On the sectoral front,IT index shed 1 percent, while pharma, consumer durables, media, realty, PSU bank rose 0.5-1 percent.BSE Midcap and smallcap indices gained 0.5 percent each.
Rupee Close: 
On 14 July'25,the Indian rupee ended 19 paise lower to close at 85.99 against the US dollar on Monday,weighed by corporate dollar demand and equity-related outflows, traders stated, amid uncertainty over U.S. trade policies.
Trading Guide: 
Market experts recommended five stocks to buy on Monday-Asahi India Glass, Syrma SGS Technology, Rallis India, NTPC Green Energy, and SBFC Finance.

(Business Correspondent)