Profit Booking and Global Weakness Drag Sensex And Nifty Lower

Mumbai, Sept 2, 2025 – Sensex and Nifty are trading in the red just near the end of today’s market session. Nifty is down by 0.21%, or 52.55 points and is trading at 24,572.50. On the other hand, Sensex is down by 0.28%, or 227.42, and is trading at 80,137.07, as of 3:25 PM.

Factors That Drove The Fall

Weak Global Signals

Wall Street futures traded mostly in the red after the long weekend. The Dow Jones traded nearly 200 points lower, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell 0.64% and 0.50%, respectively. Other factors were the record-high gold prices and a strong US dollar.

Investors are now keenly awaiting this week’s US labour data and the August inflation print due on September 11 for further clarity on the Federal Reserve’s stance.

Derivative Expiry Shift

Additional market swings were triggered by the shift of Nifty F&O weekly expiry from Thursday to Tuesday. This resulted in intraday volatility and dragged the indices lower from the early gains.

Profit Booking By Investors

Till yesterday, Sensex had gained 900 points over the last two sessions, triggering investors to book profits ahead of the GST council meeting scheduled for September 3-4. The meeting is regarding discussions on a possible 10% consumption tax cut on around 175 products.

What’s Ahead?

Market indices tomorrow will depend on the initial cues by Gift Nifty and the uncertainty of the GST council meeting later in the day. It remains to be seen if the indices close in the green or extend the losses tomorrow.

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