Indian stock market closed with marginal losses today on 8th October, 2025 as benchmark indices lost early gains closing modestly down. The BSE Sensex closed losing 153.09 points (0.18%) to close at 81,773.66, and the NSE Nifty 50 lost 62.15 points i.e. 0.24% to close at 25,046.15. Market traded with losing breadth as larger number of stocks traded as losers compared to gainers, indicating cautious investor sentiment with mixed domestic and international factors.
Sector-wise, the information technology (IT) sector was a standout out-performer, although the Nifty IT index closed flat at 35,232.25 against previous close of 35,232.20. IT stocks such as Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech, and Tech Mahindra appreciated between 1% to 2.5%, improving sentiment. Consumer durable and metal indices also ended up with small gains. On the negative side, the real estate sector fell 1.82%, while Media fell 1.71% followed by Auto index Nifty Auto fell by 1.52%. Banking index also saw profit-booking with a modest 0.39% fall in the Nifty Bank index and Nifty India Defence lost 1.41%.
Tata Motors, Bharat Electronics, Mahindra & Mahindra, Power Grid, and UltraTech Cement were the top losers, most of them declining more than 1% due to profit booking and sector rotation. Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech traded upwards with significant gains. Top performers in the Sensex were Titan Company, which rose 3.73%, helped by robust Q2 business news, and Infosys and TCS rising 2% and 1.2% respectively.
The Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices closed lower by 0.48% and 0.40% respectively. Mid-caps were pulled down by weakness in the stocks of Oberoi Realty, Cochin Shipyard, and Bandhan Bank. Downside was led in small-caps by names like Hindustan Copper, although selective shares like Aster DM and BCG experienced some buying interest.
Market analysts continue to remain cautiously optimistic in the near term. IT and consumer durables stocks will continue to drive further rallies with strong earnings and recovery of global demand. Normal profit booking in financials and cyclical sectors and concerns regarding global macroeconomic factors have yet to go away. Investors are advised to have a diversified portfolio with some exposure to quality mid and large caps and remain cautious on small caps until volatility eases.
In summary, Indian markets on Oct 8 navigated cautiously in the face of mixed sectoral performances. Although some pockets such as IT and consumer durables showed resilience, corrections in banking, realty, and small/mid caps indicated underlying hesitancy from investors looking out for new triggers.
