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Indian Stock Market Opens Lower on October 8, 2025: Nifty & Sensex Dip, Majority of Shares Decline

Indian Stock Market Opens Lower on October 8, 2025: Nifty & Sensex Dip, Majority of Shares Decline
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On October 8, 2025, the Nifty and Sensex opened in the red. The stock market opened with declines. The BSE Sensex fell by 27.24 points to 81,899.51, and the NSE Nifty 50 fell by 28.55 points to 25,079.75. Out of 50 Nifty companies, 33 saw their shares decline, while only 16 companies' shares opened with gains.

Share Market Opening: The Indian stock market began trading on October 8, 2025, with a decline. The BSE Sensex opened down 27.24 points (0.03%) at 81,899.51, and the NSE Nifty 50 opened down 28.55 points (0.11%) at 25,079.75. Out of 50 Nifty companies, only 16 opened in the green, while 33 companies' shares were in the red, and 1 company's share remained stable. In the Sensex, Titan's shares opened with the highest gains, and Sun Pharma's shares opened with the biggest decline.

Initial Status of Sensex and Nifty

On Wednesday, the BSE Sensex opened with a decline of 27.24 points at 81,899.51. Meanwhile, NSE's Nifty 50 index began trading with a fall of 28.55 points at 25,079.75. On Tuesday, the Sensex had closed with a gain of 93.83 points at 81,883.95, and the Nifty had closed with a marginal rise of 7.65 points at 25,085.30.

Most Nifty Companies' Shares in the Red

Today, out of 50 Nifty 50 companies, 33 saw their shares open in the red with a decline. Only 16 companies' shares recorded gains, and 1 company's share opened unchanged. Among the 30 Sensex companies, 14 companies' shares were in the green, and 16 companies' shares opened with a decline.

Initial Performance of Major Companies

Today, Titan's shares opened with the highest gain of 2.97 percent. Meanwhile, Sun Pharma's shares saw the biggest decline of 0.56 percent. Among other Sensex companies, Tata Steel shares opened down 0.61 percent, Bajaj Finance 0.31 percent, Bharti Airtel 0.30 percent, Asian Paints 0.30 percent, TCS 0.27 percent, Infosys 0.26 percent, Maruti Suzuki 0.19 percent, and Mahindra & Mahindra 0.19 percent.

Additionally, BEL joined trading with a 0.19 percent decline, State Bank of India 0.10 percent, Powergrid 0.10 percent, Kotak Mahindra Bank 0.10 percent, and Axis Bank 0.08 percent.

Status of Other Major Companies

Today, shares of Eternal opened with a 0.40 percent decline, L&T 0.32 percent, Tata Motors 0.31 percent, Reliance Industries 0.25 percent, UltraTech Cement 0.23 percent, HCL Tech 0.20 percent, HDFC Bank 0.18 percent, ICICI Bank 0.18 percent, Adani Ports 0.14 percent, Hindustan Unilever 0.12 percent, Tech Mahindra 0.11 percent, ITC 0.10 percent, Bajaj Finserv 0.07 percent, NTPC 0.07 percent, and Trent 0.02 percent.

Impact of Market Volatility

Today, several large stocks cautioned investors amid market volatility. Both Sensex and Nifty recorded slight declines, but some companies' shares also saw gains. Shares like Titan, Eternal, and L&T remained in the green. Meanwhile, major shares like Sun Pharma, Reliance, and ITC witnessed declines.

According to experts, such fluctuating market conditions are normal and occur due to various reasons in daily trading. Investors continuously monitor market activities and buy and sell accordingly.

Investors' Focus

Today, investors' eyes were on companies whose shares saw gains and those that declined. It was also noted that Titan was at the forefront among stocks that remained in the green. Meanwhile, Sun Pharma's shares incurred the biggest loss in the red.

Today's opening indicates a slight decline in the market, but volatility in key shares will continue. In this situation, investors will pay attention to market movements and company performance.

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