Indian shares open lower as U.S. visa curbs, foreign outflows weigh

Sep 25, 2025, 10:52 GMT+7RefinitivLess than 1 min read
Reuters - India's equity benchmarks opened lower on Thursday after logging four straight sessions of losses as concerns over foreign outflows and U.S. visa curbs kept investors cautious.
The Nifty 50lost 0.2% to 25,008.5 and the BSE Sensexshed 0.13% to 81,603.96 as of 9:18 a.m. IST.
Nine of the 16 major sectors logged losses at the open. The broader small-capsand mid-capslost about 0.1% each.
The 50-stock index has lost 1.4% in the last four sessions.
United States announced a $100,000 fee for fresh H-1B visa applications, raising concerns over operating costs for information technology firms, which rely on the U.S. for a large portion of its revenue.
Foreign portfolio investors have sold Indian shares worth 24.26 billion rupees ($273.43 million) on Wednesday, as per provisional data, taking their total selling in September to $1.32 billion.
($1 = 88.7260 Indian rupees)

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