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Informist, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

 

By Gopika Balasubramanium

 

MUMBAI – India's headline indices closed higher as investors bought stocks from oversold positions, analysts said. While there were additions of long positions in the market, the quantum was not significant, some analysts said. Gains in index heavyweights such as HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, and Infosys propelled the Nifty 50's rise. Investors also bought shares of automobile and metal companies during the session. 

 

Indian equities outperformed Asian and European indices, which fell on Thursday. Throughout the week, these indices were under pressure on concerns about the trajectory of future rate cuts in the US. As expected, the US central bank cut the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.50-3.75%. However, the votes among the Fed officials were divided. The projections from the US central bank showed only one 25 bps rate cut next year. The US Fed will likely wait for clarity on the direction of the labour market, inflation, and the economy. 

 

"The majority of FOMC members still see one more rate cut next year as appropriate, but the division remains considerable," David Kohl, chief economist at Julius Baer, said in a note. "We continue to expect two more rate cuts by the Fed in 2026 on the back of a weakening labour market and no acceleration of inflation."

 

The Nifty 50 closed at 25898.55 points, up 140.55 points or 0.6. The 50-stock index found support at 25700 points after briefly breaching the level in early trade. The BSE Sensex closed at 84818.13 points, up 426.86 points or 0.5%. The mid-cap indices outperformed both the benchmark and small-cap indices. Analysts said there was broader market participation, not limited to large-cap stocks, unlike last week. They also said the gains in mid- and small-cap indices came after significant underperformance in previous sessions. The Nifty Midcap 150 closed nearly 1% higher, while the Nifty Smallcap 250 ended 0.6% higher.

 

The Indian currency hit a new record low against the greenback during the session at 90.4825. Some analysts said that while a fall in the rupee generally indicates outflow of foreign investments, export-led sectors such as information technology and pharmaceutical companies are likely to gain. That said, a consistent inflow of domestic investors would also have cushioned the market. "While a record-low rupee usually signals FII outflows, the resilience in Nifty indicates that DIIs are absorbing this selling pressure aggressively," Bhavya Shah, technical analyst at StoxBox, said. The rupee ended Thursday's session at 90.3675. So far this year, the rupee has depreciated around 6%. 

 

Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto was the top gainer, ending the session 1.1% higher. The gains in the auto index were buoyed by a rise in auto-ancillary companies such as Samvardhana Motherson International, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, and Bharat Forge, which ended nearly 2-3% higher. Shares of two-wheeler companies, such as TVS Motor Co., Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, and Eicher Motors, gained 0.4-0.9%. BofA expects India's two-wheeler industry to improve on the back of rising demand, improving margins, and easing regulatory risks, NDTV Profit reported. It prefers Eicher Motors over the other two-wheeler companies.

 

Among other stocks, Adani Enterprises closed 3% higher, becoming the top gainer in the Nifty 50 index. The company's INR 250-billion rights issue, which closed on Wednesday, got an overall subscription of 108%. Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Adani Energy Solutions, and Ambuja Cements closed 0.4-2.9% higher, while Adani Power, ACC, and Adani Total Gas ended slightly lower. 

 

Tata Steel ended 2.6% higher after announcing its long-term growth strategy for its India business, focused on prudent capital allocation and profitable growth. Meanwhile, large-caps such as Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, and Axis Bank closed 0.5-0.9% lower. 

 

Shares of InterGlobe Aviation were volatile throughout the session but ended slightly higher. The company informed exchanges Thursday that its IndiGo airline's operations have stabilised since Tuesday and all 138 destinations in its network are fully connected. 

 

* Of the Nifty 50 stocks, 38 rose, 11 fell, and one was unchanged

* Of the Sensex stocks, 21 rose and 9 fell

* On the NSE, 1,921 stocks rose, 1,187 fell, and 99 were unchanged

* On the BSE, 2,448 stocks rose, 1,742 fell, and 151 were unchanged

* Nifty Auto: up 1.1%; Nifty Metal: up 1.1%; Nifty Media: down 0.1%

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BSE                                              NSE

Sensex: 84818.13, up 426.86 points or 0.5%       Nifty 50: 25898.55, up 140.55 points or 0.6%

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S&P BSE Sensitive Index	Nifty 50
Lifetime High: 86159.02 (Dec. 1, 2025)	: Lifetime High: 26325.80 (Dec. 1, 2025)
Record Close High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26, 2024)	: Record Close High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26, 2024)
2025 1st day close: 78507.41 (Jan. 1)	: 2025 1st day close: 23742.90 (Jan. 1)
2025 Closing High: 85720.38 (Nov. 27)	: 2025 Closing High: 26215.55 (Nov. 27)
2025 Closing Low: 72989.93 (Mar. 4)	: 2025 Closing Low: 22082.65 (Mar. 4)
2025 High (intraday): 86159.02 (Dec. 1)	: 2025 High (intraday): 26325.80 (Dec.1)
2025 Low (intraday): 71425.01 (Apr. 7)	: 2025 Low (intraday): 21743.65 (Apr. 7)
2024 1st day close: 72271.94 (Jan. 1)	: 2024 1st day close: 21741.90 (Jan. 1)
2024 Closing High: 85836.12 (Sept. 26)	: 2024 Closing High: 26216.05 (Sept. 26)
2024 Closing Low: 70370.55 (Jan. 23)	: 2024 Closing Low: 21238.80 (Jan. 23)
2024 High (intraday): 85978.25 (Sep. 27)	: 2024 High (intraday): 26277.35 (Sept. 27)
2024 Low (intraday): 70001.60 (Jan. 24)	: 2024 Low (intraday): 21137.20 (Jan. 24)
2023 1st day close: 61167.79 (Jan. 2)	: 2023 1st day close: 18197.45 (Jan. 2)
2023 Closing High: 72410.38 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 Closing High: 21778.70 (Dec. 28)
2023 Closing Low: 59288.35 (Feb. 27)	: 2023 Closing Low: 17311.80 (Oct. 17)
2023 High (intraday): 72484.34 (Dec. 28)	: 2023 High (intraday): 21801.45 (Dec. 28)
2023 Low (intraday): 58699.20 (Jan. 30)	: 2023 Low (intraday): 17098.55 (Jan. 17)
2022 1st day close: 59183.22 (Jan. 3)	: 2022 1st day close: 17625.70 (Jan. 3)
2022 Closing High: 63284.19 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 Closing High: 18812.50 (Dec. 1)
2022 Closing Low: 51360.42 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Closing Low: 15293.50 (Jun. 17)
2022 High (intraday): 63583.07 (Dec. 1)	: 2022 High (intraday): 18887.60 (Dec. 1)
2022 Low (intraday): 50921.22 (Jun. 17)	: 2022 Low (intraday): 15183.40 (Jun. 17)
2021 Closing High: 61305.95 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 Closing High: 18338.55 (Oct. 14)
2021 Closing Low: 46285.77 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Closing Low: 13634.60 (Jan. 29)
2021 High (intraday): 61353.25 (Oct. 14)	: 2021 High (intraday): 18350.75 (Oct. 14)
2021 Low (intraday): 46160.46 (Jan. 29)	: 2021 Low (intraday): 13596.75 (Jan. 29)
2020 Closing High: 47751.33 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 Closing High: 13981.95 (Dec. 30)
2020 Closing Low: 25981.24 (Mar. 23)	: 2020 Closing Low: 7610.25 (Mar. 23)
2020 High (intraday): 47896.97 (Dec. 31)	: 2020 High (intraday): 14024.85 (Dec. 31)
2020 Low (intraday): 25638.90 (Mar. 24)	: 2020 Low (intraday): 7511.10 (Mar. 24)
2019 High (intraday): 41809.96 (Dec. 20)	: 2019 High (intraday): 12293.90 (Dec. 20)
2019 Low (intraday): 35287.16 (Feb. 19)	: 2019 Low (intraday): 10583.65 (Jan. 29)
2018 High (intraday): 38938.91(Aug. 28))	: 2018 High(intraday): 11760.20 (Aug. 28)
2018 Low (intraday): 32483.8 (Mar. 23)	: 2018 Low (intraday): 9951.9 (Mar. 23)
2017 High (intraday): 34005.37 (Dec. 26)	: 2017 High(intraday): 10515.10 (Dec. 26)

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