Indian Stock Market Update: Sensex and Nifty50 Close Year on a High Note
Primary US Stock Ticker: NSE: Nifty50
Indian Stock Market Closes 2025 on a Positive Note
Indian shares concluded the final trading session of Calendar Year 2025 on a positive note, with the benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty50 registering significant gains. The market saw a surge in stock prices driven by bargain hunting following recent weakness.
Market Performance
The BSE Sensex reached 85,437.17 before settling at 85,220.60, marking a gain of 545.52 points or 0.64%. The broader Nifty50 index of the National Stock Exchange closed at 26,129.60, up by 190.75 points or 0.74%. Both indexes exhibited a strong performance, with the Sensex gaining about 1% in December and over 8% in the last 12 months. The Nifty50 also saw an increase of almost 1% this month and nearly 10% since January 2025.
Stock Movements
Several sectors performed well, with oil, consumer durables, automobile, metal, bank, and FMCG stocks leading the rally. Tata Steel surged 2.5%, Kotak Bank gained 2.2%, and other notable gainers included Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, and Titan. On the downside, TCS ended down by about 1.3%, while Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Grasim Industries, and Bajaj Finance recorded losses.
JSW Steel climbed nearly 5%, while ONGC moved up 2.5%. SBI Life, Shriram Finance, and Eicher Motors also closed with impressive gains. Despite an initial uptick, Vodafone Idea closed lower by about 15%.
Market Breadth
The market breadth remained strong, with 2,799 stocks advancing, 1,413 declining, and approximately 160 stocks closing unchanged on the BSE.
