Share Market Highlights 5 September 2025: Equity benchmarks close flat after volatile trading session; Sensex at 80,710.76, Nifty 50 at 24,741

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: India’s equity benchmarks ended flat after a volatile Friday, as investors booked gains in consumer stocks and a slide in information technology shares offset broader advances. Both indexes still posted weekly gains, led by autos after tax cuts. The NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.03% to 24,741 and the BSE Sensex lost 0.01% to 80,710.76, swinging between 0.4% gains and 0.5%losses. For the week, they added 1.3% and 1.1% respectively after the GST Council cut levies on everyday goods. Among Sensex firms, Mahindra &Mahindra climbed 2.34 per cent, followed by Maruti which climbed 1.70 per cent. Power Grid, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel and Eternal also were also among the gainers. However, ITC, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra and Infosys were among the laggards. Consumer stocks, which rose 2.7% over the past five sessions, slipped 1.4% on Friday, dragged by 2.1% drop in ITC on reports the government may impose a new levy on tobacco products once the 40% GST compensation cess expires. Excluding IT, which dropped 1.6% for the week, all 15 sectoral indexes logged gains. The rupee declined 15 paise to close at an all-time low of ₹88.27 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday amid sustained outflow of foreign funds and fear of additional US tariffs against India. Read More | Source: The Hindu Business Line