Stock Market Closing Bell 25 July 2025: Nifty Slips to 24,837, Sensex Falls 630 pts; Bank Nifty Down 640 pts Amid Global Weakness
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🔔 Bears Tighten Grip: Nifty Ends Below 24,850; Bank Nifty Falls 640 pts | 25 July 2025
Indian markets ended sharply lower on 25 July 2025 with Nifty at 24,837 and Sensex down 633 pts. Bank Nifty tumbled 640 pts amid global jitters and profit booking ahead of key earnings. Full market cues and technical outlook.
📊 Market Summary – 25 July 2025
| Index | Open | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 25,010.35 | 24,837.00 | 🔻 -173.35 pts (-0.69%) |
| Bank Nifty | 57,170.70 | 56,528.90 | 🔻 -641.80 pts (-1.12%) |
| Sensex | 82,096.51 | 81,463.09 | 🔻 -633.42 pts (-0.77%) |
| Fin Nifty | 26,993.90 | 26,808.00 | 🔻 -185.90 pts (-0.68%) |
🧭 Market Recap – Heavy Selling into the Weekend
The Indian equity market witnessed broad-based selling on Friday, with Nifty breaching 24,850 levels and Bank Nifty slipping over 640 points. Weak global cues, combined with profit booking in banking and IT majors, dragged the indices lower. The Sensex lost 630+ points, marking its third consecutive weekly decline.
🔍 Key Market Drivers
- Global Weakness: US markets closed lower overnight; Asian markets followed suit amid cautious Fed commentary.
- FII Selling Pressure: Continuous foreign outflows weighed on large-cap stocks.
- Banking Drag: Heavyweights like HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and SBI saw significant profit booking.
- Earnings Season Volatility: Caution ahead of Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank Q1 results.
🌍 Global Market Snapshot
- US Futures: Slightly negative after disappointing tech earnings.
- European Markets: Trading weak due to soft PMI data and rate-cut uncertainty.
- Asian Markets: Nikkei and Hang Seng closed lower amid mixed China stimulus signals.
- Commodities: Brent crude steady near $82/barrel; gold slightly higher at $2,392/oz.
- Currency: INR closed weaker at 83.78/USD on dollar strength.
📈 Sectoral Performance
🔻 Major Losers:
- Banking & Financials: Bank Nifty fell over 1%, dragged by private sector banks.
- IT Stocks: Infosys, TCS declined further on muted global tech outlook.
- Energy: Reliance Industries, ONGC corrected ahead of earnings.
🔼 Mild Gainers:
- Pharma: Cipla and Sun Pharma showed defensive buying.
- FMCG: ITC and Britannia offered marginal support.
📌 Notable Stock Highlights
- Reliance Industries – Dropped ahead of quarterly earnings; volumes surged in F&O.
- ICICI Bank – Slipped ahead of results; profit-booking visible in heavyweights.
- Cipla – Held firm, providing support to Nifty pharma pack.
- ITC – Mild gains in FMCG amid defensive buying trend.
🔎 Technical Insights
Nifty 50:
- Closed below 24,850 support; weakness persists toward 24,700–24,650 zone.
- Immediate resistance now at 25,000–25,050.
Bank Nifty:
- Sharp drop to 56,528; next support lies at 56,300–56,100.
- Upside resistance remains at 57,000.
Fin Nifty:
- Closed at 26,808; support seen near 26,700; resistance at 27,000.
Weekly Overview (21–25 July 2025)
- Nifty: Lost ~250 points for the week; weakest weekly close in 2 months.
- Bank Nifty: Down ~700 points amid FII outflows and muted earnings.
- Sensex: Slipped over 1% week-on-week.
- Broader Market: Midcap and smallcap indices saw mixed action with select PSU banks outperforming earlier in the week.
Outlook for Next Week (29 July – 2 Aug 2025)
- Focus on Reliance and ICICI Bank Q1 results; likely to set near-term tone.
- Global factors: US Fed meeting commentary and macro data releases may drive sentiment.
- Watch for 24,700 as key Nifty support; break could intensify selling, while rebound above 25,000 can trigger short-covering.
CapitalKeeper View
The market remains fragile and headline-driven amid earnings season and global macro concerns. Risk management is crucial; traders should track key support zones and deploy cautious long strategies only above 25,000 levels.
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