November 20, 2025 – The Indian benchmark indices closed in the red on Thursday, weighed down by heavy selling in automobile, PSU banks, and financial heavyweights, even as IT and pharma stocks provided some cushion.
The NSE Nifty 50 settled 0.68% lower at 23,912, while the BSE Sensex shed around 420 points to close near 79,150.
Top Gainers & Losers on Nifty 50
Top Gainers
- Max Healthcare ↑ 4.27% – ₹1,164.40
- HCL Tech ↑ 4.23% – ₹1,862.60
- Infosys ↑ 3.68% – ₹1,541.10
- Wipro ↑ 2.15% – ₹246.07
- TCS ↑ 1.96% – ₹246.07 (corrected from image overlap)
Top Losers
- Tata Motors (Passenger Vehicles) ↓ 2.81% – ₹860.85
- Coal India ↓ 1.28% – ₹379.05
- Maruti Suzuki ↓ 1.02% – ₹10,578.00
- Bajaj Finance ↓ 0.79% – ₹7,099.60
- Hindalco ↓ 0.78% – ₹709.95
Sectoral Snapshot
- IT index surged over 3%, led by strong global cues and positive brokerage upgrades on Indian IT majors.
- Auto index was the worst performer, down nearly 2%, as rising input costs and softening urban demand continued to hurt sentiment.
- Financials and metals also remained under pressure.
Market breadth remained weak with advance-decline ratio skewed towards decliners. Investors await fresh triggers from the ongoing earnings season and global central bank commentary.
