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The Indian equity market remained in consolidation for another week, a trend that has persisted since early July. Market sentiment was weighed down by concerns over elevated global interest rates, weak global market cues, and consistent profit-booking in heavyweight sectors, analysts said on Saturday.

The IT sector stock experienced heavy selling amid the tariff concerns. Nifty closed at 24,574.20, down 75.35 points or 0.31 per cent.

Sensex closed at 81,018.72, up 418.81 points or 0.52 per cent. The 30-share index started the session with a decent gap-up at 80,765.83 against the last day's closing of 80,599.91. The index extended the momentum further following buying in IT, Metal and auto stocks and touched an intraday high of 81,093.19.

US President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariff announcement has triggered widespread concern among investors and raised fears of a slowdown in exports and overall business sentiment.

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty auto were the biggest laggard losing 0.54 per cent. Realty, oil, and gas lost around 0.30 per cent. Media and metal were in the green, gaining around 0.30 per cent each.

Sensex closed at 81,337.95, up 446.93 points or 0.55 per cent. The 30-share index started the session in red at 80,620.25 against the last session's closing of 80,891.02. However, the index soared following buying in heavyweights to touch an intraday high at 81,429.88.

Sensex closed at 80,891.02, down 572.07 points or 0.70 per cent. The 30-share index began the session in the negative territory at 81,299.97 against the last day's closing of 81,463.09. The index dragged down further to touch an intraday low at 80,776.44 amid selling in heavyweights, especially in the IT sector.

By FY28, the Indian index will be at a PE level of 21 times in the bull case and 19 times in the bear case with an estimated earnings-per-share (EPS) of 5,516 for Sensex and 2,089 for Nifty 50, the report stated.

Breaking the last session's gaining momentum, Sensex closed at 82,184.17, down 542.47 points or 0.66 per cent. The 30-share index started the session with a slight gain at 82,779.95 against the previous day's closing of 82,726.64.

Among sectoral indices, Nifty Bank settled 454 points or 0.80 per cent higher, Nifty Auto surged 203 points or 0.85 per cent and Nifty IT closed 92.60 points or 0.25 per cent up. Nifty FMCG declined.

Meanwhile, the Nifty Mid-cap index registered a 4.1 per cent rise in the month and a 5.6 per cent return over the past year.

Sensex settled at 82,200.34, up 442.61 points or 0.54 per cent. The 30-share index opened in green at 81,918.53 against last session's closing of 81,757.73. However, the index experienced a volatile session, hitting intra-day low at 81,518.66.

Any bullish reversal from this zone could lead to a fresh rally towards 26,000 and 26,400 levels in the coming weeks and despite the price correction, falling volume suggests that the decline lacks aggressive selling pressure, which indicates that overall trend structure remains bullish, said Bhojane.

Sensex ended the session at 81,757.73, down 501.51 points or 0.61 per cent against last day's closing of 82,259.24. The 30-share index started the session in the negative territory at 82,193.62 and dragged down further to hit an intra-day low at 81,608.13 amid selling pressure in banking heavyweights like Axis Bank and HDFC Bank, and Kotak Bank. 

Sensex ended the session at 82,259.24, down 375.24 points or 0.45 per cent against last day's closing of 82,634.48. The 30-share index opened slightly up at 82,753.53, but dragged in negative territory amid selling in IT, and banking heavyweights like TCS, Infosys, and HDFC Bank. The index hit an intraday low at 82,219.27.

The key triggers to watch out in second half of 2025 include clarity on U.S. tariff policies and their impact on global trade flows, resolution of geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East, and progress on key bilateral deals such as the UK–India FTA.

On the sectoral front, auto, pharma, FMCG, metal, realty, energy, infra and PSE were major gainers, while IT, PSU bank, financial services and media were major losers.

At 9:26 am, Sensex was down 141 points or 0.17 per cent at 82,429 and Nifty was down 57 points or 0.23 per cent at 25,138.

Major companies, such as HCL Tech, Nelco, Tata Technologies, Tejas Networks, AWL Agri Business, HDFC Life, Bank of Maharashtra, ITC Hotels, Axis Bank, HDFC AMC, Indian Hotels, Polycab, Wipro, and JSW Steel are scheduled to announce their Q1 results during the week.

The weekly chart showed rejection at higher levels, with the index failing to sustain above the crucial 57,000 mark.