India’s share market indices, Sensex and Nifty50, are trading in red on Friday, April 25, 2025. The Sensex (index with top 30 firms) tumbled 1,004.04 points to 78,797.39 points during the trade on Friday. Meanwhile, Nifty50 (index with top 50 firms) was down 338.1 at 23,908.60 points.
However, at the beginning, Sensex surged 28.72 points to open at 79,830.15 points on Friday. Meanwhile, Nifty50 opened 42.30 higher at 24,289 points.
The Indian share market is witnessing the decline as geopolitical tensions weighed on investor sentiment. This comes after India took diplomatic measures against Pakistan in response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam in which at least 26 people were killed.
Market experts noted that while the underlying fundamentals of the Indian economy remain strong and foreign portfolio investment (FPI) inflows continue, the escalating tension with Pakistan may pose a risk to capital inflows in the near term.
Investors are also cautious about the fourth-quarter earnings scheduled for the day. Major companies are set to announce their financial performance for the quarter ended March.
What Else?
Ajay Bagga, banking and Market Expert, told ANI, “Indian markets saw a brief break after seven days of continuous rise. FPIs remain buyers, lending strength to the market rally. The overhang of Indian retaliation on Pakistan for the terrorist massacre in Kashmir on the 22nd is what is holding back Indian markets.”
He added, “Today is pointing to a strong gap up open and with FPIs piling back every day, this should sustain. Given the previous two retaliatory actions by India on Pakistan sponsored terrorists were after 10 and 15 days respectively of the terrorist strikes, we could be some days away from the event. That is adding to market uncertainty, with the Karachi exchange also falling two per cent in the aftermath.”
