Indian benchmarks settle negatively on 1st day of action-packed week:Sensex nosedives over 600 points; Nifty dips below 26,000 mark; Indigo shares crash nearly 9% on bourses

The Indian stock benchmarks plunged in negative territory on Monday, 8 December, 2025, as investors traded with cautious sentiment ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s 2-day meet on interest rates, scheduled to start from Tuesday. Other things that made investors watchful were India-US trade talks scheduled to start from Wednesday and geopolitical developments. On Monday, the first trading day of the week, the 30-companies Sensex settled at 85,102.69 points, registering a fall of over 600 points or 0.71%. Similarly, the 50-companies Nifty closed on a weak note at 25,960.55 points. IndiGo shares crash nearly 9% due to crisis Meanwhile, due to the IndiGo crisis across the country, the company’s share has fallen by 8.66%. The company’s stocks closed at ₹4,906 apiece. The company’s share has fallen by over 15% in the past 5 days. In fact, the country’s largest airline IndiGo’s flight services have not returned to normal on Monday as well. More than 200 flights have been cancelled so far from Delhi, Srinagar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Ahmedabad airports. The airline had cancelled more than 650 flights a day earlier as well. Due to the crisis, more than 4,000 IndiGo flights have been cancelled in total over 7 days. However, the company claimed to operate 1,650 out of 2,300 daily flights. Mixed trading in global markets Foreign investors sold shares worth ₹10,203 crore in 5 days Nifty will reach 29,000 in 2026 Bank of America has set a Nifty target of 29,000 for calendar year 2026, which represents an 11% growth from current levels. The brokerage said that value appreciation potential is limited and market will rise due to income growth. Sensex rose 447 points on Friday On Friday, 5 December, the Sensex closed 447 points higher at 85,712. The Nifty also gained 152 points, closing at 26,186. ​