Sensex Falls Over 700 Points Intraday, Nifty Slips Below 26,000: 5 Big Reasons Why the Indian Stock Market Turned Red on 8 December 2025
Indian stock markets started the new week on a shaky note on Monday, 8 December 2025, as investors turned cautious ahead of a crucial US Federal Reserve policy meeting, even as the rupee hovered near record lows and aviation major IndiGo extended a sharp slump. By early afternoon, the BSE Sensex had fallen between 600–700 points to around 85,000, while the NSE Nifty 50 dropped below the psychologically important 26,000 mark, with broader midcap and small-cap indices down nearly 2–2.5%.Business Standard+1 At various points in the session, the fall was broad-based, led by realty, PSU banks and mid- and small-cap
