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Markets trade flat after positive start amid continued foreign fund outflows
Dec-17-2025

Indian equity benchmarks made a positive start on Wednesday tracking gains in other Asian counterparts. Soon, markets turned volatile and were trading flat in early deals amid continued foreign fund outflows. FIIs were net sellers of shares worth Rs 2,382 crore on Tuesday, as per provisional data available on the exchanges. However, downside remained capped as the rupee recovered sharply against the US dollar on Wednesday, rising more than 1%, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened in the foreign exchange market to curb volatility following four straight sessions of all-time lows. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to double India-Jordan bilateral trade to $5 billion over the next five years, as he invited Jordanian companies to take advantage of the country's high economic growth and reap handsome returns.

On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly higher, aided by a mild recovery in the battered technology sector, although rising uncertainty over the U.S. economy limited overall gains. Back home, energy stocks were in focus after the price of crude oil plummeted to its lowest levels since early 2021 overnight.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 84666.90, down by 12.96 points or 0.02% after trading in a range of 84649.25 and 84889.45. There were 19 stocks advancing against 11 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading mixed; the BSE Mid cap index rose 0.06%, while Small cap index was down by 0.05%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Oil & Gas up by 0.51%, PSU up by 0.47%, Metal up by 0.42%, IT up by 0.42% and Energy up by 0.40%, while Capital Goods down by 0.20%, Industrials down by 0.20%, Bankex down by 0.12%, Telecom down by 0.08% and Consumer Durables down by 0.01% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were SBI up by 1.37%, Eternal up by 1.23%, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles up by 0.91%, Bajaj Finance up by 0.85% and Tata Steel up by 0.62%. On the flip side, ICICI Bank down by 1.37%, Trent down by 0.65%, HDFC Bank down by 0.53%, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 0.18% and Sun Pharma down by 0.18% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, in a step to move towards India’s vision to become a developed nation by 2047, India’s President Droupadi Murmu has said that the country needs both the power of technology and the strength of values. She also said that the country needs the integration of modern education with moral wisdom, innovation with environmental responsibility, economic growth with social inclusion, and progress with compassion, to become developed nation. 

She added the union government is working with this holistic vision. She reaffirmed that the Centre remains committed to building a future guided by inclusion, service and human dignity.

Highlighting the role of youth, she said India's greatest strength lies in its young population. The destiny of young population will be shaped not only by their skills and knowledge but also by their integrity and a sense of purpose.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25862.90, up by 2.80 points or 0.01% after trading in a range of 25855.65 and 25929.15. There were 28 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Shriram Finance up by 1.54%, SBI up by 1.39%, Hindalco up by 1.28%, Eternal up by 1.20% and Eicher Motors up by 1.17%. On the flip side, ICICI Bank down by 1.43%, HDFC Life Insurance down by 0.92%, Max Healthcare Inst down by 0.75%, Bajaj Auto down by 0.58% and Trent down by 0.57% were the top losers.

Asian markets are trading mostly in green; Taiwan Weighted jumped 235.03 points or 0.85% to 27,771.69, Nikkei 225 surged 69.71 points or 0.14% to 49,453.00, Hang Seng advanced 52.59 points or 0.21% to 25,288.00, KOSPI increased 38.57 points or 0.96% to 4,037.70, Jakarta Composite gained 27.08 points or 0.31% to 8,713.55 and Shanghai Composite added 6.62 points or 0.17% to 3,831.43, while Straits Times was down by 11.62 points or 0.25% to 4,568.11.
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