Indian Stocks Finish Subdued

2025-12-15 11:43 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

India's BSE Sensex closed marginally down at 85,213 on Monday, ending a two-day advance, amid persistent foreign fund outflows and lingering uncertainty over a potential US-India trade deal.

Foreign investors have pulled $2 billion from Indian equities so far in December, marking the largest outflow in three months.

Meanwhile, India's trade secretary said today that the US and India were close to a "framework deal", without providing any timeline.

Last week, India's chief economic advisor said that a trade deal is likely only by March.

Weakness in auto and financial stocks offset buying in FMCG, consumer durables and IT sectors.

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra (-1.9%), Maruti (-0.9%) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (-0.3%) fell after JM Financial flagged potential impact on the auto and auto components sector from Mexico’s tariff hike.

Adani Ports (-0.8%) and Bajaj Finserv (-0.8%) also saw declines.

Leading gainers were Hindustan Unilever, Trent, HCL Tech, Infosys, and Asian Paints.



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