TLDR
Market Recap: September 23, 2025
On September 23, 2025, Indian equities eased for a third consecutive session as weakness in IT and FMCG sectors offset gains in metals and PSU banks. Sensex closed at 82,102.10 (-57.87, -0.07%) and Nifty 50 at 25,169.50 (-32.85, -0.13%). Nifty Midcap 100 slipped 0.35% and Nifty Smallcap 100 fell 0.53%. India VIX edged up to 10.63 (+0.63%). The rupee hovered near record lows, with USD/INR futures around 88.7350.
Key Drivers :
US policy overhang: H-1B fee shock kept Nifty IT under pressure; market breadth soft despite auto strength early on.
Flows: Prior session FII -₹2,910 cr / DII +₹2,583 cr in cash; domestic bids continue to absorb foreign selling.
Sector rotation: FMCG, Realty, IT lagged; PSU Banks, Metals outperformed; broader mid/small caps underperformed.
Today’s Top Stories:
Accenture to build new Andhra campus; eyes 12,000 jobs: MNC proposes large India campus to boost delivery; IT stocks still weighed down by H-1B overhang.
Tata Advanced Systems opens armoured-vehicles plant in Morocco: New facility expands defence manufacturing footprint; HAL/BEL ended slightly lower.
Solarworld Energy Solutions IPO fully booked on Day 1: Retail/NII drove 1.23x subscription; GMP ~18–19% hints at firm listing (unofficial).
Infosys expands partnership with Switzerland’s Sunrise: Multi-year extension for modernization and AI; stock mirrored broader IT weakness.
IHCL invests ₹100 cr via rights issue into Taj Bandstand SPV: A funding step for the marquee Mumbai project; the stock ended ~2% lower.
TOP STORIES
1. Accenture to build new Andhra campus; eyes 12,000 jobs
DALL-E
Financial development: Accenture proposed a new campus in Andhra Pradesh, targeting 12,000 incremental roles as part of its India expansion.
Strategic implication: Deepens India's delivery capacity and talent pipeline; a counter-narrative to US visa friction by localizing more work.
Market reaction: Sentiment to IT remained weak; Nifty IT stayed in the red amid H-1B fee concerns despite the jobs signal.
Accenture to build new Andhra campus; eyes 12,000 jobs
2. Tata Advanced Systems opens armoured vehicles plant in Morocco
DALL-E
Deal/operations: Tata Advanced Systems inaugurated a facility near Casablanca to produce armoured combat vehicles, expanding overseas manufacturing.
Strategic implication: Adds export-ready capacity and diversifies geography, aligning with defence manufacturing globalization.
Market reaction: Listed defence peers were mixed (HAL ~-0.2%, BEL ~-0.5% at close).
Tata Advanced Systems opens armoured-vehicles plant in Morocco
3. SolarWorld Energy Solutions IPO fully booked on Day 1
DALL-E
Financial development: Day-1 subscription ~1.23x led by retail/NII; price band ₹333–351; largely fresh issue with a small OFS component.
Strategic implication: Capital will fund solar/BESS build-out; concentration risk flagged with heavy client dependence.
Market reaction: Not listed yet; GMP ~18–19% signals expectations of a firm debut (unofficial indicator).
Solarworld Energy Solutions IPO fully booked on Day 1
4. Infosys expands partnership with Switzerland’s Sunrise
DALL-E
Financial development: Infosys announced a multi-year extension with Sunrise to modernize IT and accelerate AI-led transformation (terms undisclosed).
Strategic implication: Reinforces European telco footprint and sticky managed-services revenues; leverages cloud and AI delivery from India.
Market reaction: Stock tracked the sector lower amid continued IT selling pressure on H-1B fears.
Infosys expands partnership with Switzerland’s Sunrise
5. IHCL invests ₹100 cr via rights issue into Taj Bandstand SPV
ALL-E
Financial development: IHCL allotted ₹100 crore to ELEL Hotels & Investments via rights issue on Sep 23, funding the Taj Bandstand project.
Strategic implication: Advances Mumbai coastal asset build-out while retaining capital discipline; management earlier ruled out an external equity partner.
Market reaction: IHCL shares closed ~₹752 (-2.3%), underperforming broader benchmarks.
IHCL invests ₹100 cr via rights issue into Taj Bandstand SPV
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