Nifty extends losing streak for third consecutive session

20 May 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- extended its losing streak for third consecutive session and closed sharply lower on Tuesday amid ongoing India-US trade negotiations. Index made a positive start followed by firm cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index erased all initial gains and entered into red territory. Traders were cautious as the provisional data from the National Stock Exchange showed that foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers on Monday, offloading equities worth Rs 526 crore. Further, depreciation in Indian rupee against dollar weighed down investor’s sentiments. 

In afternoon session, index magnified its losses and closed near day’s low. Traders took note of the report of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington to expedite negotiations on the first phase of the proposed bilateral trade agreement between the two countries.

All sectorial indices ended in red. The top gainers from the F&O segment were DLF, Coal India and Tata Steel. On the other hand, the top losers were Titagarh Rail Systems, Eternal and HFCL. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 24900 - 25100 calls and 23900 - 24100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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