Larsen & Toubro shares gain amidst market wide selling today

Indian equity markets have started the day in red, today. At 9:50 a.m. IST, 30^th October, 2025, Nifty 50 is down by 120.95 points or 0.46%. Sensex is down by 375.85 points or 0.44%.

Markets seeing heavy selling pressure

Markets are seeing heavy selling pressure at this time. Just 3 of the 50 stocks that make up Nifty 50 are in green at this time. Top 3 gainers at Nifty 50 at this time are L&T, Shriram Finance, and Coal India. Top 3 losers are Dr. Reddy’s, Sun Pharma and HDFC Life. Larsen & Toubro’s shares are up by 2.52% at this time, trading at Rs 4,058. This, after the company’s September quarter profit increased year-on-year by 16%.

All the broad market and sectoral indices in red at this time

All the broad market indices are in red at this time. Nifty Total Market index is down by 0.51%. Nifty VIX index is up by 1.83%. All the sectoral indices are in red at this time. Nifty Pharma index is the top loser among sectoral indices, at this time. It is down by 1.41%. Nifty Healthcare index is down by 1.32%. Nifty Midsmall IT & Telecom index is down by 1.13%.

Market breadth heavily negative

Market breadth also is heavily negative at this time. 964 stocks are gaining at NSE at this time. 1741 stocks are declining. 94 stocks remain unchanged. 57 stocks have touched 52-week high at NSE, by this time. 17 stocks have touched 52-week low.

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Source: NSE