In yet another volatile session on December 30 (Nifty F&O expiry day), the equity indices ended marginally lower as investors remained cautious ahead of release of Fed's December minutes report, FII selling with thin year-end volumes.
At close, the Sensex was down 20.46 points or 0.02 percent at 84,675.08, and the Nifty was down 3.25 points or 0.01 percent at 25,938.85. BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended marginally lower.
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Shriram Finance, Tata Steel, Hindalco Industries, M&M, Bajaj Auto were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Max Healthcare, Eternal, Apollo Hospitals, Interglobe Aviation, Tata Consumer.
On the sectoral front, auto index rose 1 percent, metal index added 2 percent, PSU Bank gained nearly 2 percent, however, IT, realty, consumer durables, healthcare, defence down 0.5-1%.
Among sectors, except media, all other indices ended lower with auto, IT, pharma, realty, power down between 0.4-0.9 percent.
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In stock-specific action, Concord Drugs shares added 3.4% on bagging order of Rs 14.71 crore, Shriram Finance shares gained 2% after receiving first credit rating upgrade post MUFG deal, Cupid shares added 4% on setting up new FMCG manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bartronics India share price jumped 1% on signing long-term SLA to scale Maharashtra Gramin Bank’s rural banking network.
| Index | Prices | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensex | 74,563.92 | -1,470.50 | -1.93% |
| Nifty 50 | 23,151.10 | -488.05 | -2.06% |
| Nifty Bank | 53,757.85 | -1,343.10 | -2.44% |
| Biggest Gainer | Prices | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|
| TATA Cons. Prod | 1,083.60 | 25.80 | +2.44% |
| Biggest Loser | Prices | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen | 3,439.00 | -280.50 | -7.54% |
| Best Sector | Prices | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty FMCG | 47924.15 | -265.00 | -0.55% |
| Worst Sector | Prices | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty Metal | 11292.50 | -571.40 | -4.82% |
Timex Group India share price rose 3.4% as promoter to exercise oversubscription option in OFS, Orient Technologies shares jumped more than 20% on shareholders approval for bonus issue, Trishakti Industries shares rose 3.5% on order win from Reliance Industries, BL Kashyap share price added 1.5% on order win worth Rs 364 crore from ESPN Property Builders.
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More than 100 stocks hit 52-week high, including Jindal Stainless, NALCO, AIA Engineering, Shriram Finance, UPL, Ashok Leyland, Canara Bank, Choice International, Laurus Labs, Maruti Suzuki, City Union Bank, PTC Industries, among others. Click to View More
On the other hand, nearly 200 stocks touched their 52-week low, including Happiest Minds, Poly Medicure, Tata Chemicals, BASF, PCBL Chemical, Dixon Technologies, Vedant Fashions, Colgate Palmolive, Godrej Agrovet, ACC, among others. Click to View More
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Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality shares price ended 9% lower after listed with premium of more than 5 percent over its initial public offer (IPO) price on the exchanges, following a 5.21 times subscription to the issue between December 22-24 in the primary market.
Outlook for December 31
Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities
The index has slipped to the upper band of the falling wedge pattern, where the correction appears to have been arrested. However, some negative technical factors may influence market sentiment in the coming days.
The index has fallen below the middle Bollinger Band, the RSI has entered a bearish crossover, and the Nifty has also slipped below the 21 EMA, reinforcing the short-term downtrend.
Immediate support is placed in the 25,850–25,870 zone. A decisive break below this level could intensify bearish sentiment, while resistance is placed at 26,000.
Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities
After showing weakness amidst choppy movement over the last three sessions, Nifty shifted into a minor volatility on the day of F&O expiry of December series on Tuesday and closed the day slightly lower. After opening on a positive note, the market stood lower for better part of the session. Intraday upside recoveries of early and mid-part have failed to sustain and Nifty finally closed near the opening levels.
A small body candle has been formed on the daily chart with upper and lower shadow. Technically, this market action indicates a doji type candle formation at the uptrend line support. Normally, a doji indicates an indecision in the market and its formation after a reasonable decline or at the crucial support more often results in a formation of near-term bottom reversal after the confirmation.
The bulls are in an attempt to comeback after a weakness. A confirmation by the way of sustainable up move on Wednesday could confirm higher bottom reversal pattern and also open bounce back in the market. Immediate support is placed around 25850-25800 levels and the next overhead resistance to be watched at 26100.
Abhinav Tiwari Research Analyst at Bonanza
Today, the Indian stock markets ended the second-last trading day of 2025 almost unchanged. The Sensex slipped just 20 points to close at 84,675, while the Nifty 50 ended flat at 25,938. The reason for flat closing was also year end portfolio rebalancing, where global funds reduce risk and adjust holdings before the new year. In addition, quarterly changes in Nifty indices led to large stock specific flows.
ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank saw outflows due to index changes, while stocks like Maruti Suzuki, Eicher Motors, and Asian Paints attracted strong buying.
Sector wise, metals performed best, rising over 2% on higher copper and aluminum prices. Auto stocks also gained modestly. Realty stocks were the worst performers, falling nearly 1% due to interest rate concerns.
Broader markets remained cautious, showing selective buying. Overall, markets are in a wait and watch mode, and we are looking ahead to 2026 for clearer global
cues and earnings driven direction.
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