Nifty snaps six-day gaining streak; ends lower on Tuesday

18 Nov 2025 Evaluate

Snapping six-day gaining streak, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended lower on Tuesday. Index made a cautious start following broadly negative cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index slipped below neutral line and continued its trade in red terrain. Market participants opted to book profit at higher levels and remained on sideline ahead of weekly F&O expiry. Besides, traders were concerned as the government data showed that India's exports contracted 11.80 per cent to $34.38 billion in October on account of the impact of high tariffs by the US, while the trade deficit widened to a record high of $41.68 billion, mainly due to a jump in gold imports. In afternoon session, index trimmed some of its losses but remained in red. Traders overlooked Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal’s statement that the first phase of the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) is nearing closure and would address the hefty 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Indian goods, in addition to resolving America's market access issues. However, in dying hour of trade, index extended its losses and ended below 25,950 mark.

All sectorial indices ended in red. The top gainers from the F&O segment were GMR Airports, The Federal Bank and Housing & Urban Development Corporation. On the other hand, the top losers were Kaynes Technology India, Inox Wind and One 97 Communications. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25900 - 26100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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