Stock markets in India opened lower on Monday, July 28, 2025, amid selling in IT stocks, including TCS, Infosys, and HCL Tech.

At 9:45 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 81303.53 down by -159.56 points or by -0.2 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24826 down by -11 points or by -0.04 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 81478.05 and intraday low of 81093.51 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24854.7 and intraday low of 24732.7

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 2015.10,+1.49%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 694.55,+1.05%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2290.40,+0.68%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 293.70,+0.65%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1485.45,+0.60%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1990.70,-6.32%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 3087.50,-1.49%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1500.90,-0.97%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1920.25,-0.90%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3419.85,-0.68%), among others.

Oil&Gas index was at 27212.91 up by 184.41 points or by 0.68%. Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (Rs. 205.80,+2.34%), Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 635.40,+1.79%), Petronet LNG Ltd. (Rs. 306.75,+1.54%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 428.50,+1.48%), Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 438.10,+0.77%),.

Realty index was at 7222.25 down by -152.53 points or by -2.07%. Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1215.00,-5.03%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1628.25,-2.40%), DLF Ltd. (Rs. 806.60,-2.31%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 1038.80,-1.73%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2205.00,-1.31%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3499 , shares advanced were 1868 while 1465 shares declined and 166 were unchanged.