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Markets continue to trade higher in late afternoon session
Dec-22-2025

Indian equity markets continued to trade higher in late afternoon session as conclusion of India-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations bolster investors’ sentiments. The FTA will promote employment, facilitate skill mobility, drive trade and investment-led growth, foster innovation for agricultural productivity, and enhance MSME participation to strengthen long-term economic resilience. Besides, continuous fund inflows by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have kept the trading sentiments upbeat. FIIs were the net buyers on Friday’s session, with net buying of equities worth Rs 1,830.89 crore. 

On the global front, All Asian equity markets were trading higher amid rising optimism about more monetary easing by the Federal Reserve. European equity markets were trading mostly in red as  UK economy registered a meager growth in the third quarter.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 85504.06, up by 574.70 points or 0.68% after trading in a range of 85145.86 and 85529.81. There were 27 stocks advancing against 3 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index surged 0.83%, while Small cap index was up by 1.15%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were TECK up by 1.91%, IT up by 1.79%, Capital Goods up by 1.55%, Metal up by 1.47% and Industrials up by 1.33%. Meanwhile, there were no losers on BSE sectoral index.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Trent up by 3.69%, Infosys up by 2.76%, Bharti Airtel up by 2.55%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.99% and HCL Technology up by 1.40%. On the flip side, SBI down by 0.58%, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 0.38% and Bajaj Finance down by 0.02% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, The Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) has sought urgent intervention from the government to complete ban on export of jute seeds, particularly high-yielding variety (HYV) ones, to Bangladesh and regulate imports of goods made from the golden fibre. This follows Bangladesh's unilateral decision to restrict exports of raw jute to India from September 8, 2025, which have led to an acute shortage of raw material in India, resulting in a sharp rise in prices in the domestic market.  

The association warned that the combined impact of raw material shortage and rising prices are causing serious financial stress to Indian jute mills, threatening the stability of the jute value chain and the livelihoods of lakhs of workers employed in the sector. To address the crisis, it said urgent steps are necessary to safeguard farmers' interests and ensure the long-term sustainability of the domestic jute industry until Bangladesh restores normal raw material exports.

Expressing concerns over an uneven bilateral trade situation, the millers' association said that while Bangladesh has blocked raw jute supplies to Indian mills, the neighbouring country continues to rely almost entirely on India for HYV jute seeds. These seeds are used to manufacture finished jute products in Bangladesh, which are then shipped back to India at lower prices, hurting domestic manufacturers. It stated that continued exports of HYV jute seeds from India have also reduced its availability for Indian farmers and could adversely impact future domestic production. It stressed that jute seeds should be treated as a strategic agricultural input to protect national interests.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 26157.45, up by 191.05 points or 0.74% after trading in a range of 26047.80 and 26159.15. There were 40 stocks advancing against 10 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Shriram Finance up by 4.27%, Trent up by 3.65%, Infosys up by 2.86%, Wipro up by 2.75% and Bharti Airtel up by 2.48%. On the flip side, HDFC Life Insurance down by 0.63%, SBI down by 0.58%, SBI Life Insurance Company down by 0.58%, Tata Consumer Products down by 0.42% and Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 0.31% were the top losers.

All Asian equity markets are trading higher; Nikkei 225 surged 915.79 points or 1.82% to 50,423.00, Taiwan Weighted added 453.29 points or 1.61% to 28,149.64, Hang Seng advanced 100.47 points or 0.39% to 25,791.00, KOSPI increased 85.38 points or 2.08% to 4,105.93, Straits Times rose 29.87 points or 0.65% to 4,599.65, Shanghai Composite strengthened 26.91 points or 0.69% to 3,917.36 and Jakarta Composite gained 8.85 points or 0.1% to 8,618.40.

European equity markets were trading mostly in red; UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 43.12 points or 0.44% to 9,854.30 and France’s CAC fell 18.58 points or 0.23% to 8,132.80, while Germany’s DAX gained 106.6 points or 0.44% to 24,395.00.
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