Markets in choppy waters; Sensex drops 368 points dragged by bank stocks

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in a highly volatile trade on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) dragged down by blue-chip bank stocks and caution ahead of domestic and U.S. inflation data.

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 368.49 points or 0.46% to settle at 80,235.59. During the day, it hit a high of 80,997.67 and a low of 80,164.36, gyrating 833.31 points.

The 50-share NSE Nifty went lower by 97.65 points or 0.40% to 24,487.40.

Investors are also awaiting cues from the U.S.-Russia talks on August 15.

From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Trent, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank, Eternal, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards.

However, Maruti, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra and NTPC were among the major gainers.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi settled lower while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended in positive territory.

European markets were trading on a mixed note.

The U.S. markets ended lower on Monday (August 11, 2025).

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.18% to $66.75 a barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,202.65 crore on Monday (August 11, 2025), according to exchange data.

On Monday (August 11, 2025), the Sensex jumped 746.29 points or 0.93% to settle at 80,604.08. The Nifty climbed 221.75 points or 0.91% to 24,585.05.