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- NIFTY 50 25818.55 -41.55 (-0.16)
- SENSEX 84559.65 -120.21 (-0.14)
Sector Indices
| Name | Current Value | Change | %Change |
|---|
| NIFTY BANK | 58926.80 | -107.80 | -0.18% |
| NIFTY MNC | 30159.50 | -134.50 | -0.44% |
| NIFTY PSU BANK | 8318.30 | 106.30 | 1.29% |
| S&P BSE Auto | 61110.73 | -129.10 | -0.21% |
| S&P BSE Cap Goods | 65981.82 | -636.58 | -0.96% |
| BSE Cons. Durables | 60023.99 | -491.35 | -0.81% |
| S&P BSE FMCG | 20036.94 | -90.13 | -0.45% |
| S&P BSE Healthcare | 43538.23 | -196.01 | -0.45% |
| S&P BSE IT | 36859.64 | 76.29 | 0.21% |
| S&P BSE Metals | 34760.34 | 93.48 | 0.27% |
| S&P BSE Oil and Gas | 27943.51 | 89.96 | 0.32% |
| S&P BSE Power | 6438.38 | -31.01 | -0.48% |
| S&P BSE PSU | 19809.08 | 50.37 | 0.25% |
| S&P BSE Realty | 6734.77 | -55.08 | -0.81% |
Top Active stocks By Value
| Stocks | Current Price | Value | %Change |
|---|
| HDFC Bank | 984.00 | 1879.87 | -1.04% |
| Bharti Airtel | 2108.00 | 1350.78 | 0.29% |
| ICICI Bank | 1352.40 | 1275.00 | -1.00% |
| Reliance | 1544.40 | 1098.91 | 0.14% |
| Shriram Finance | 864.20 | 1003.93 | 1.86% |
Top Active stocks By Volume
| Stocks | Current Price | Volume | %Change |
|---|
| Eternal | 284.45 | 2.71Cr | 0.00% |
| HDFC Bank | 984.00 | 1.9Cr | -1.04% |
| Tata Steel | 170.34 | 1.16Cr | 0.30% |
| Shriram Finance | 864.20 | 1.16Cr | 1.86% |
| Power Grid Corp | 261.10 | 1.09Cr | 0.29% |
Top Gainers
| Stocks | Current Price | Change | %Change |
|---|
| PNB | 119.40 | 2.40 | 2.05% |
| Canara Bank | 150.20 | 3.00 | 2.04% |
| Shriram Finance | 863.50 | 15.25 | 1.80% |
| Bank of Baroda | 287.75 | 4.90 | 1.73% |
| SBI | 975.90 | 14.50 | 1.51% |
Top Losers
| Stocks | Current Price | Change | %Change |
|---|
| Max Healthcare | 1031.65 | -40.60 | -3.79% |
| Colgate | 2086.50 | -73.15 | -3.39% |
| PB Fintech | 1765.85 | -54.75 | -3.01% |
| Dixon Technolog | 13264.85 | -364.45 | -2.67% |
| Chola Invest. | 1673.60 | -40.55 | -2.37% |
Hourly Gainers
| Stocks | Current Price | change | %Change |
|---|
| JHS Svendgaard | 29.35 | 3.45 | 13.32% |
| Aatmaj Health | 24.55 | 1.80 | 7.91% |
| Varvee Global | 155.36 | 11.13 | 7.72% |
| Holmarc Opto Me | 106.80 | 4.80 | 4.71% |
| Rockingdeals | 224.95 | 7.95 | 3.66% |
Hourly Losers
| Stocks | Current Price | change | %Change |
|---|
| Chaman Metallic | 117.40 | -5.60 | -4.55% |
| Supreme Facilit | 30.60 | -1.40 | -4.38% |
| Energy-Mission | 182.20 | -7.80 | -4.11% |
| SecMark Consult | 114.13 | -4.67 | -3.93% |
| Jinkushal Indus | 101.42 | -3.98 | -3.78% |
Only Buyers
| Stocks | Current Price | Bid Qty | %Change |
|---|
| Arvee Lab | 210.51 | 14.00 | 23.87% |
| Meesho | 216.34 | 3.00 | 20.00% |
| TCI Finance | 13.44 | 163.00 | 20.00% |
| Transwarranty | 15.67 | 76.00 | 19.98% |
| Ganga Forging | 3.62 | 612.00 | 19.87% |
Only Sellers
| Stocks | Current Price | Offer Qty | %Change |
|---|
| Shakti Pumps | 707.40 | 19,647.00 | -9.36% |
| Refex Ind | 280.20 | 3,339.00 | -8.34% |
| GSS Infotech | 16.05 | 31.00 | -8.13% |
| United Heat | 57.95 | 2,000.00 | -7.94% |
| Iris Clothings | 34.68 | 24.00 | -7.32% |
Price Shockers
| Name | Current Value | 3-days ago | %Change |
|---|
| AMPVOLTS | 24.22 | 16.83 | 43.91% |
| Shish Industrie | 14.16 | 9.84 | 43.90% |
| Amines Plast | 220.75 | 174.00 | 26.87% |
| Meesho | 216.35 | 170.75 | 26.71% |
| GEM Enviro Mana | 56.40 | 46.28 | 21.87% |
| Prime Urban Dev | 11.85 | 9.80 | 20.92% |
| Mahamaya Life | 174.15 | 144.05 | 20.90% |
| TV Vision | 11.53 | 9.54 | 20.86% |
| TCI Finance | 13.32 | 11.08 | 20.22% |
| Agri-Tech | 173.05 | 145.05 | 19.30% |
| GK Consultants | 13.85 | 11.75 | 17.87% |
| Dishman Carboge | 264.65 | 224.85 | 17.70% |
| Optimus Finance | 19.63 | 16.68 | 17.69% |
| Apex Frozen | 303.80 | 258.25 | 17.64% |
| SKP Securities | 121.80 | 104.25 | 16.83% |
Volume Shockers
| Name | Current Value | Volume | %Change |
|---|
| Roto Pumps | 70.45 | 9,393,035.00 | 33,485.00% |
| Krishna Institu | 645.20 | 580,791.00 | 14,055.00% |
| Shyam Telecom | 12.71 | 73,017.00 | 6,508.00% |
| EPack Durables | 302.90 | 6,917,699.00 | 5,631.00% |
| Polycab | 7078.80 | 200,534.00 | 3,959.00% |
| Krishanveer For | 139.95 | 117,841.00 | 3,799.00% |
| Williamson Mago | 27.65 | 75,520.00 | 2,675.00% |
| Sharpline Broad | 10.33 | 48,580.00 | 2,308.00% |
| HDFC SIL ETF | 193.03 | 449,861.00 | 2,028.00% |
| Vikram Kamats | 55.00 | 78,942.00 | 1,942.00% |
| Ipru Nifty Con | 125.65 | 62,359.00 | 1,844.00% |
| BGIL Films | 12.45 | 92,096.00 | 1,711.00% |
| SBI Life Insura | 2011.30 | 107,988.00 | 1,662.00% |
| United Brewerie | 1610.00 | 39,020.00 | 1,485.00% |
| Bhakti Gems | 29.49 | 351,219.00 | 1,450.00% |
52week High
| Stocks | Current Price | Today's High | %Change |
|---|
| ABSL SIL ETF | 199.63 | 201.39 | 3.57% |
| Aequs | 158.80 | 164.39 | 13.44% |
| Alps Industries | 3.31 | 3.31 | 4.75% |
| ATLPP | 10.93 | 11.86 | 10.52% |
| Axis Gold ETF | 110.93 | 112.98 | 0.64% |
52week Low
| Stocks | Current Price | Today's Low | %Change |
|---|
| Aban Offshore | 26.12 | 26.12 | -4.98% |
| ABSLLIQUID | 1000.01 | 999.99 | 0.00% |
| ACC | 1758.90 | 1,751.00 | -0.71% |
| ADANIENPP | 1311.30 | 1,299.00 | -0.86% |
| Affordable Robo | 206.34 | 203.58 | -3.11% |
Global Indices
| Index | Current Value | Change | %Change |
|---|
| Dow Jones | 48300.08 | 185.82 | 0.38% |
| Nasdaq | 23060.74 | -50.72 | -0.22% |
| Dow Futures (Mini) | 48287.00 | 156.00 | 0.32% |
| Nasdaq Futures | 4243.50 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| S&P 500 (US) | 6799.02 | -1.24 | -0.02% |
| S&P 500 Fut | 4421.80 | -42.40 | -0.96% |
| FTSE | 9821.45 | 136.66 | 1.39% |
| CAC | 8110.80 | 4.64 | 0.06% |
| DAX | 24144.70 | 67.83 | 0.28% |
| Nikkei 225 | 49512.28 | 128.99 | 0.26% |
| Straits Times | 4575.48 | -4.25 | -0.09% |
| Hang Seng | 25468.78 | 233.37 | 0.92% |
| Taiwan Weighted | 27525.17 | -11.49 | -0.04% |
| KOSPI | 4056.41 | 57.28 | 1.41% |
| SET Composite | 1256.85 | -3.83 | -0.30% |
| Shanghai | 3870.28 | 45.47 | 1.17% |
| SGX Nifty | 19279.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
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IT raids at Shilpa Shetty’s Bastian in Dadar Mumbai, a day after Bengaluru police FIR over late-night operations
The Income Tax Department conducted search operations at Bastian, the popular Mumbai restaurant co-owned by actor Shilpa Shetty, at its Dadar outlet on Wednesday, December 17.
| Company | Price | Change | %Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shriram Finance | 864.20 | 15.80 | 1.86 |
| SBI | 975.85 | 14.70 | 1.53 |
| Hindalco | 848.80 | 11.65 | 1.39 |
| Eicher Motors | 7,134.50 | 73.00 | 1.03 |
| TATA Cons. Prod | 1,179.80 | 9.90 | 0.85 |
| Company | Price | Change | %Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Healthcare | 1,031.10 | -41.90 | -3.90 |
| Apollo Hospital | 6,921.50 | -130.00 | -1.84 |
| Trent | 4,045.20 | -63.50 | -1.55 |
| HDFC Life | 753.50 | -10.85 | -1.42 |
| SBI Life Insura | 2,010.20 | -25.80 | -1.27 |
| Company | Price | Change | %Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks | 5,712,766 | -8,457 | -0.15 |
| Software & IT Services | 4,303,448 | 6,266 | 0.15 |
| Finance | 4,255,760 | -20,265 | -0.47 |
| Automobile & Ancillaries | 3,761,301 | -12,400 | -0.33 |
| Oil & Gas | 3,044,324 | 4,120 | 0.14 |
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Union Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth Union Budget in February, at a time when calls are growing for a revival in private investment and a simplification of customs procedures to power India’s next phase of growth.
The Budget for FY27 — the third under the Modi 3.0 government — is also expected to place a strong emphasis on Atmanirbharta (Self Reliance), as India navigates a year of tariff turbulence following Donald Trump’s return to office. Industry leaders expect the government to spur domestic industry through expanded PLI schemes, incentives for domestic value addition, and supply-chain localisation across sectors such as electronics, defence, pharmaceuticals and renewables.
Fiscal consolidation is likely to be the key focus of the upcoming Budget with Sitharaman expressing confidence that the government will meet the fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of GDP for 2025-26. The Budget will also be expected to address the pressing challenges of boosting demand, generating jobs and sustaining growth above 8 per cent. The government currently projects GDP growth in the range of 6.3–6.8 per cent for the ongoing financial year.
For taxpayers, expectations from Budget 2026 are centred around further easing compliance and improving disposable incomes, especially after the Centre gave a big relief to the middle class by exempting tax on incomes up to Rs 12 lakh for those in the new tax regime.
The Budget 2026 is also expected to be a strategic instrument that will operationalise India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision with the government planning to integrate five-year sectoral action plans covering infrastructure, petroleum and natural gas, telecom, science and technology, and pharmaceuticals into the budget.