Market Update at 4:10 PM: On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Indian equity benchmark indices closed in red, extending losses for the third straight session. The Nifty 50 ended down by 32.85 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 25,169.50, while the Sensex dropped 57.87 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 82,102.10. The decline was partly triggered by the impact of steep H-1B visa fees in the US.
Indian IT stocks extended their losses on Tuesday, with the Nifty IT index slipping 0.71 per cent following a 2.95 per cent fall in the previous session. Over two days, the sector fell a total of 3.63 per cent after US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a USD 1,00,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. Stocks heavily reliant on US revenue were affected, with Mphasis down 3.01 per cent and Coforge fallin