PRE-MARKET UPDATE 1 Sept 2025
Equity benchmarks Nifty and Sensex ended lower in a rangebound session, weighed down
by late-hour selling pressure. After trading in positive territory for most of the day, indices
slipped to the day’s lows, with the Sensex closing 270.92 points (0.34%) down at 79,809.65
and the Nifty settling 74.05 points (0.30%) lower at 24,426.85. The BSE Midcap index shed
0.4% and the Smallcap index declined 0.3%, while both Sensex and Nifty ended the week
1.8% lower and posted monthly losses of 1.5%.
Sectoral trends were mixed, as Metal, IT, Realty, and Auto indices lost 0.5–1%, while FMCG,
Capital Goods, and Consumer Durables edged up 0.2–1%. Among notable movers, ITC, Trent,
Asian Paints, and Bharat Electronics advanced, while