Stock Market: Why Sensex, Nifty declined? Expert explains; Adani stocks shine
The Stock markets snapped 3-day rally on profit-taking in HDFC, ICICI Bank shares on September 19, 2025. However, Adani group stocks rallied as Sebi cleared billionaire Gautam Adani and his group of stock manipulation allegations made by US short-seller Hindenburg Research.
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex dropped 387.73 points to close at 82,626.23 on September 19, 2025, Friday. Intraday, it declined 528.04 points to 82,485.92. The NSE Nifty declined 96.55 points to 25,327.05. The equity benchmark indices slumped after recording a three-day rally amid profit-taking in blue-chips Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank.
Laggards from the Sensex pack included, Titan, Trent, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, and Mahindra & Mahindra. Gainers from the barometer: Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, SBI, Adani Ports, and NTPC. Notably, all Adani group stocks traded in positive.
"The Indian equity market witnessed profit-booking after a sustained multi-session rally, driven by anticipation of the FED entering an easing cycle. Positive developments in US-India trade negotiations and improved global liquidity conditions continued to offer a cushion to investor sentiment," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, was quoted by PTI.
Adani Group Stocks jump
The Adani stocks were trading higher after markets regulator Sebi on Thursday cleared business tycoon Gautam Adani and his group of stock manipulation allegations made by US short-seller Hindenburg Research.
- Shares of Adani Power appreciated 12.40 per cent
- Adani Total Gas jumped 7.35 per cent
- Adani Green Energy climbed 5.33 per cent
- Adani Enterprises Ltd advanced 5.04 per cent
- NDTV gained 4.98 per cent
- Adani Energy Solutions rallied 4.70
- Sanghi Industries went up 1.41 per cent
- ACC climbed 1.21 per cent
- Adani Ports appreciated 1.09 per cent
- Ambuja Cements 0.28 per cent
Asian markets: Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and South Korea's Kospi closed lower, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended in positive. The US stock markets settled higher on Thursday. Global oil benchmark Brent crude slipped 0.15 per cent to USD 67.34 a barrel.
In a sigh of relief for the domestic investors, Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased equities worth Rs 366.69 crore on Thursday.
On 18th September, the 30-share Sensex jumped 320.25 points to end at 83,013.96. The 50-share Nifty appreciated 93.35 points to 25,423.60.
Stocks hitting upper circuit on NSE
| Symbol | Series | LTP | %change | Price band% | Volume (lakhs) | Value (cr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INOXGREEN | EQ | 194.22 | 5 | 5 | 7.07 | 13.62 |
| KAYA | BE | 442.6 | 4.99 | 5 | 0.66 | 2.91 |
| MAHKTECH | EQ | 28.7 | 3.84 | 20 | 7.7 | 2.21 |
| KAVDEFENCE | BE | 113.46 | 5 | 5 | 0.82 | 0.91 |
| SEJALLTD | EQ | 825.75 | 4.94 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.79 |
| NDTV | EQ | 129.7 | 4.99 | 5 | 0.49 | 0.63 |
| ARFIN | BE | 47 | 4.33 | 5 | 1 | 0.47 |
| BAFNAPH | BE | 130.83 | -0.59 | 5 | 0.22 | 0.3 |
| NIRMAN | SM | 209.55 | 4.98 | 5 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| TAURIAN | ST | 255.2 | 5 | 5 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| GVKPIL | BE | 4.05 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.35 | 0.14 |
| ANIKINDS | EQ | 72.94 | 4.99 | 5 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| MAFANG | EQ | 167.06 | -0.89 | 20 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| TARAPUR | EQ | 28.61 | 1.67 | 5 | 0.35 | 0.1 |
| BLUECOAST | BE | 61.75 | 5 | 5 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| KRITI | BE | 154.73 | 4.21 | 5 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| KESORAMIND | EQ | 6.31 | 4.99 | 5 | 0.65 | 0.04 |
| AGROPHOS | BE | 41.97 | 4.98 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
| MASKINVEST | EQ | 174.73 | 10 | 10 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| AESTHETIK | SM | 130.75 | 4.98 | 5 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| MASPTOP50 | EQ | 67.2 | -0.56 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| ROLLT | EQ | 1.4 | 4.48 | 5 | 1.12 | 0.02 |
| ODIGMA | EQ | 53.42 | 4.99 | 5 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| RVTH | EQ | 1126.4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.01 |
| GAYAHWS | BE | 2.83 | 4.81 | 5 | 0.28 | 0.01 |
| SANCO | BZ | 2.21 | 4.74 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 |
| GOENKA | BZ | 1.1 | 4.76 | 5 | 0.07 | 0 |
| SANWARIA | BZ | 0.35 | 2.94 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 |
| FEL | BZ | 0.61 | 1.67 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 |
| MEP | BZ | 1.64 | 1.86 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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