Closing Bell 21st Nov: Nifty 50 and Sensex down by 0.47%
Closing Bell on 21 November 2025, Nifty 50 closes at 0.47% and Sensex is down by 0.47% too as Asian market are downamid fear of AI bubble news.
Team Dhan
|Nov 21, 2025, 04:00 PM
On Friday, Indian equity markets ended the week in the red, with the Nifty 50 opening at 26,109.55, reaching a high of 26,179.20, and closing at 26,068.15, down by 0.47%. Similarly, the BSE Sensex opened at 85,347.40, reached a high of 85,609.40, and ended at 85,231.92, down by 0.47%.
Reasons for the negative sentiment
The markets trade in red due to several reasons:
- Negative cues from the Asian markets amid fears of an AI bubble.
- The dampened hopes for a near-term Fed rate cut.
- The Indian rupee traded at its record low and dropped by over 80 paise against the U.S. dollar.
- HSBC India Composite PMI dropped to 6 6-month low at 59.9, and manufacturing PMI fell to a 9-month low at 57.4 in November 2025.
Major Indices Today
- Nifty and Sensex traded lower, led by the losses in Metals, Realty, and PSU Bank stocks.
- Nifty Next 50 traded lower, led by the losses in Power, Realty, and Pharma stocks.
- The Bank Nifty traded in the red after hitting a record high, led by losses in public sector Banks.
Sectoral Indices Today
- Nifty IT traded lower amid global selling pressure on tech stocks.
- Nifty Auto traded flat amid negative market sentiment and positive news, such as the Mahindra Group targeting an 8-fold jump in its auto revenue.
- Nifty FMCG traded in the green as investors moved towards defensive stocks amid cautious market sentiment.
- Nifty Pharma traded in the red, dragged by the overall market sentiment.
- The Nifty Oil & Gas index dropped after a decline in crude oil prices.
Market Movers Today
- Metal stocks, namely Hindalco, dropped by 2%, and Tata Steel and JSW Steel declined by 1.3% after the government extended exemptions from mandatory quality control orders for steel and stainless-steel grades.
- Mahindra & Mahindra shares rose by 1.1% after brokerage firms Antique Stock Broking, Emkay Global, and Motilal Oswal issued bullish calls.
- Kesar India shares rose 2.94% after the company sold a parcel of land in Mauza Takli, Tahsil Hingna, Nagpur, to Godrej Properties.
- Reliance Communications share price declined by 2.3% after ED had provisionally attached additional assets worth ₹1,452.51 crore as part of its money-laundering investigation into alleged bank fraud linked to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group.
Top Gainers
Top Losers
52W High Stocks
52W Low Stocks
High Volume Stocks Today
IPOs
- Sudeep Pharma IPO opened today and will close on 25th November. The price band is set at ₹563 to ₹593 per share.
- Excelsoft Technologies IPO closed today. The price band is set at ₹114 to ₹120 per share.
