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Post Session: Quick Review
Dec-16-2025

Indian equity benchmarks ended near the day’s low on Tuesday, with both the Nifty and the Sensex closing over half a percent lower on the weekly F&O expiry.  Markets made a negative start and remained under selling pressure throughout the session, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows, a depreciating rupee, and continued uncertainty surrounding a potential trade agreement between India and US.

Some of the important factors in trade:

Continued foreign fund outflows: Sentiments remained downbeat as Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued their selling trend in December and offloaded equities of Rs 11,468 crore.

India's HSBC Flash Composite Index slips in December: Sentiments were also weak as the HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index, which measures the combined performance of India’s manufacturing and services sectors, fell to 58.9 in December 2025 from 59.7 in November.

India’s merchandise exports rebound with 19% growth in November: Traders overlooked the report that India’s merchandise exports rose 19.4 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to $38.1 billion in November, the fastest pace of growth in 41 months, driven by a sharp increase in shipments to the US, which rose 22.6 per cent, and China, which surged 90.1 per cent.  

Global front: European markets were trading in red, ahead of the release of Eurozone business activity data later in the day. Asian markets ended mostly in red, as investors awaited crucial US jobs and inflation readings for additional clues on the Fed's rate trajectory in the new year.

The BSE Sensex ended at 84679.86, down by 533.50 points or 0.63% after trading in a range of 84620.61 and 85059.96. There were 7 stocks advancing against 23 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The broader indices ended in red; the BSE Mid cap index was down by 0.78%, while Small cap index down by 0.69%. (Provisional)

The few gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 0.69% and Consumer Durables up by 0.51%, while Realty down by 1.36%, Bankex down by 1.03%, PSU down by 0.93%, Basic Materials down by 0.91% and IT down by 0.90% were the top losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were Titan Company up by 1.73%, Bharti Airtel up by 1.59%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 0.45%, Asian Paints up by 0.35% and Trent up by 0.27%. On the flip side, Axis Bank down by 5.00%, Eternal down by 4.63%, HCL Technologies down by 2.03%, Tata Steel down by 1.91% and Bajaj Finserv down by 1.86% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has conducted the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and showed that India’s overall Unemployment Rate (UR) among persons of age 15 years and above fell to its lowest level (since April 2025) at 4.7% for the month of November 2025 from 5.2% in October 2025. In November 2025, the rural UR fell to a new low of 3.9%, while the urban UR decreased to 6.5%, matching its previous lowest level recorded in April 2025.

UR for both males and females aged 15 years and above showed a notable decline in November 2025. Among females, the UR fell to 4.8% in November 2025, down from 5.4% in October 2025 driven by reductions in both rural and urban female URs, which decreased from 4.0% to 3.4% and 9.7% to 9.3%, respectively. Further, the overall male UR decreased to 4.6% in November 2025, compared with 5.1% in October 2025. Disaggregated by sector, rural and urban male URs stood at 4.1% and 5.6% in November 2025, compared with 4.6% and 6.1% observed in the preceding month.

Besides, the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) among persons of age 15 years and above increased to 55.8% in November 2025, the highest level recorded since April 2025. The increase in LFPR was primarily driven by rural areas, where the LFPR rose to 58.6% in November 2025 from 57.8% in October 2025. Compared with the previous month, urban LFPR decreased marginally from 50.5% to 50.4%.

The CNX Nifty ended at 25860.10, down by 167.20 points or 0.64% after trading in a range of 25834.35 and 25980.75. There were 10 stocks advancing against 40 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Titan Company up by 1.65%, Bharti Airtel up by 1.56%, Tata Consumer Products up by 1.08%, Bajaj Auto up by 0.76% and Asian Paints up by 0.38%. On the flip side, Axis Bank down by 5.07%, Eternal down by 4.67%, JSW Steel down by 2.65%, HCL Technologies down by 1.92% and Tata Steel down by 1.78% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading lower; UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 31.66 points or 0.32% to 9,719.65, Germany’s DAX lost 15.61 points or 0.06% to 24,214.30, and France’s CAC fell 4.78 points or 0.06% to 8,120.10.

Asian markets settled mostly down on Tuesday tracking Wall Street’s fall overnight ahead of key US economic data including delayed jobs and inflation readings that could provide additional clues on the Fed's rate trajectory in the new year, while AI spending worries continued to weigh major tech names like Broadcom (AVGO) and Oracle (ORCL). Kospi index fell below the 4,000-point threshold as foreign investors dumped about 1.4 trillion won worth of shares in the domestic stock market alone and putting heavy pressure on the index. Chinese and Kong shares fell sharply as mounting economic growth concerns and the absence of strong policy support in China pressured the market. Japanese shares tumbled below the 50,000-mark, while the yen strengthened amid bets of a Bank of Japan rate increase later this week. Investors also digested Japan’s December PMI data showing a modest cooling in overall momentum.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,824.81

-43.11

-1.11

Hang Seng

25,235.41

-393.47

-1.54

Jakarta Composite

8,686.47

36.81

0.42

KLSE Composite

1,648.31

4.59

0.28

Nikkei 225

49,383.29

-784.82

-1.56

Straits Times

4,579.73

-9.44

-0.21

KOSPI Composite

3,999.13

-91.46

-2.29

Taiwan Weighted

27,536.66

-330.28

-1.19
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