Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell from their day's high on June 25 to end nearly flat due to various reasons, including profit booking. Sensex fell 700 points from day's high while Nifty was trading near the psychologically important 24,050-mark.
Sensex closed 109.25 points or 0.14% lower at 77,100.47, and the Nifty ended 34.35 points or 0.14% lower at 24,056. About 1,544 shares advanced, 2,488 shares declined, and 180 shares were unchanged.With crude oil prices around their pre-war levels, state-owned upstream company Oil and Natural Gas Corp. extended its losses in the second half of the session. The stock shed 2% and was the worst performer in the Nifty 50. Its peer Oil India was also down 2% and among the worst performers in the Nifty 200. Energy companies Coal India and Power Grid Corp. shed were down around 2% each.For the week, the Nifty and Sensex advanced 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively.
Key reasons behind market paring losses:
1) Profit booking
Benchmark Sensex rose 1,700 points in two days while Nifty rose nearly 2% during the same period. Profit booking was seen at higher levels on June 25 after the two-day rally.The August futures contract of Brent Crude oil came slightly off intraday lows, and was at around $73 per barrel. While automobile and ancillary companies continued to gain, metal and energy companies lagged.Benchmark indices came off intraday highs and ended marginally up on Thursday as investors booked profits ahead of the long weekend, according to analysts.2) Metal stocks fallThe Nifty Metal index, down over 1%, was the worst performing sectoral index. Hindustan Zinc, down over 3%, was the worst-hit constituent in the sectoral index, and the worst hit Nifty 200 constituent. The stock was down for the past three sessions, during which it shed nearly 9%. Peers National Aluminium Co and Vedanta were down around 3% each and were also among notable laggards in the Nifty 200 and Nifty 500 indices.Shares of metal companies were trading lower Thursday as the silver and aluminium prices fell sharply on the London Metal Exchange amid easing supply concerns and a strengthening dollar. Moreover, expectations of an interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve also weighed on the metal prices.Metals logged a weekly loss of 4.4%, tracking weaker global prices on rising U.S. rate hike expectations in 2026.3) Technical reasonsAnalysts said Nifty has to stay above 24,250 for more buying to happen in the markets."A decisive close above 24,200 remains critical for bulls to regain firm control, as such a breakout would validate the broader structural uptrend and open the door for further upside," said Axis Securities."On the higher side, 24,190 remains an immediate resistance level, while on the downside, support has now shifted higher to around 23,800. The broader tone remains constructive as long as Nifty holds above this support band," said Devarsh Vakil, Head of Prime Research at HDFC Securities.
Report by J. Jagannath

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