Market Update at 4:10 PM: On Monday, September 22, 2025, Indian equity benchmark indices closed in negative territory, extending losses from the previous session. The Nifty 50 ended down by 124.70 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 25,202.35, while the Sensex dropped by 466.26 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 82,159.97.

The decline was largely driven by information technology (IT) stocks after the US announced a new fee structure for fresh H-1B visa applications. Meanwhile, India VIX, the market’s volatility gauge, closed above the 10 mark after hitting a record low of 9.39 on Friday.

Among sectoral indices, the Nifty IT, the second-largest sector in the Nifty and Sensex benchmarks, fell sharply by 2.95 per cent, marking its biggest intraday loss in two months. Nine out of ten constituents dec

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