Last Updated:December 15, 2025, 09:24 IST

Indian equity markets opened lower on Monday, tracking weak global cues that dampened investor sentiment.

Sensex Today: Indian equity markets opened lower on Monday, tracking weak global cues that dampened investor sentiment.

At the opening bell, the BSE Sensex was trading near 84,989, down 279 points or 0.33 per cent, while the Nifty50 slipped 81 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 25,966.

Broader markets also came under pressure, with the Nifty MidCap index declining 0.40 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap index down 0.15 per cent.

Sector-wise, the Nifty Realty index led the losses, falling 0.8 per cent, followed by the Nifty Auto and Nifty Pharma indices, which were down about 0.6 per cent each.

Global Cues

Markets across the Asia-Pacific region were trading lower on Monday, mirroring losses on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors paused after the AI-led rally. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 2.16 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.3 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.66 per cent.

Overnight in the US, major Wall Street indices ended lower as investors rotated out of technology stocks into other sectors. Concerns over a potential AI bubble—triggered by stocks such as Broadcom and Oracle—along with rising US Treasury yields after policymakers pushed back against expectations of monetary easing, weighed on sentiment. The S&P 500 fell 1.07 per cent, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.69 per cent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.51 per cent.

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