Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty dropped in early trade on Monday (September 22, 2025), dragged by IT stocks amid concerns over the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise H-1B visa fees to $100,000 per worker.

The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 475.16 points to 82,151.07 in opening trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 88.95 points to 25,238.10.

From the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech and Tata Consultancy Services were trading lower in the range of 3.88 to 2.26%.

Sun Pharma, Bharat Electronics, Axis Bank and Tata Steel were also among the laggards.

However, Adani Ports, Eternal, Trent and Bajaj Finance were among the gainers.

President Trump on Friday (September 19, 2025) signed a proclamation raising the fee on the visas used by companies to hire wor

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