22nd Sept 2025: Stock Market closes in red: Nifty at 25,202.35 (-0.49%), Sensex at 82,159.97 (-0.56%)
The visa fee hike shocker hit IT stocks hard, leading to a market-wide decline, while select Adani group stocks and NBCC defied the trend with double-digit gains.
The Dalal Street closed on a negative note on Monday, 22nd September, with Nifty opening at 25,238.10, making a high of 25,331.70, and closing at 25,202.35. On the other hand, Sensex opened at 82,151.07, made a high of 82,583.16, and closed at 82,159.97.
Reasons for this drop
There are several reasons for the market decline:
- The markets today declined mainly due to heavy selling in IT and Pharma stocks amid H-1B visa fees and concerns over drug pricing regulations.
- Major losses were led by sectors like Information Technology, Pharma, Automobile, and FMCG.
Major Indices Today
- The Nifty and Sensex dropped by 0.49% and 0.56%, mainly due to profit booking and the latest H-1B visa fee increase and its impact on the overall Indian market and economy.
- Nifty Bank and Fin Nifty ended on a negative note with speculations in the market that the RBI may cut down interest rates.
Sectoral Indices Today
- The sharp decline in the IT sector was primarily due to the announcement of a significant one-time fee hike (to $100,000) on new H-1B visa applications, which is expected to increase operational costs and squeeze margins for Indian IT companies.
- Nifty Auto stocks reacted positively in early trade due to the expected benefit from the GST rate rationalization, which will act as a demand driver. However, at the closing, it ended on a flat note due to profit booking by various intraday traders.
- The Nifty FMCG performed positively during the day due to the anticipation of receiving a significant consumption boost due to the new GST rate cuts and the start of the Navratri festival season, but later stocks like Varun Beverages and ITC pulled the index down.
- The Nifty Pharma and Nifty Healthcare also saw profit-booking and declined after having rallied in the last two trading sessions.
Market Movers Today
- Top gainers were Adani Green Energy, Adani Energy Solutions, HUDCO, Adani Enterprises, and NBCC.
- Top losers were Cyient, Kfin Technologies, LTI Mindtree, Persistent Systems, and Coforge.
- 52-week highs today were Eternal, JSW Steel, Hyundai Motors, Grasim Industries, and Muthoot Finance.
- 52-week low today were United Breweries, Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores, Praj Industries, and Route Mobile.
- The most actively traded stocks in terms of volume on the NSE were Vodafone Idea, Yes Bank, Suzlon Energy, NBCC, and Adani Green Energy.
Top Gainers
Top Losers
52W High Stocks
52W Low Stocks
High Volume Stocks Today
Latest IPOs
- Ivalue Infosolutions closed today for subscription.
- Saatvik Green Energy & GK Energy opened on September 19, 2025, and closes tomorrow on September 23, 2025.
- Atlanta Electricals & Ganesh Consumer Products opened today for subscription, at a price band fixed at Rs. 718-754 and Rs. 306-322 per share, respectively.
Market Announcements
- Adani Power shares jumped by 20% at ₹170.25 to hit a 52-week high after a 1:5 stock split.
- PNC Infratech's share price rose by 2.65% to ₹315.15 after the company received an LOA from the Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC) for the construction of a high-level bridge and approach road on Hathouri-Atrar-Bavangama-Aurai Road in Bihar.
