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Business Jun 18, 2025

Indian equity market opens in red

India's main stock indices, Nifty50 and Sensex, opened lower on Wednesday—down 0.12% and over 100 points, respectively.
The drop comes as investors react to global uncertainty, including big decisions by central banks and ongoing geopolitical tensions.

TL;DR

Foreign investors sold shares worth ₹1,483 crore on Tuesday

Tensions between Israel and Iran have pushed oil prices up by more than 4%, making markets a bit jittery but not panicked.
VK Vijayakumar from Geojit Financial Services notes that despite the nerves, strong liquidity is keeping things steady.
Meanwhile, foreign investors sold off shares worth ₹1,483 crore on Tuesday while domestic institutional investors bought in heavily—showing just how differently people are playing the current market game.