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Monday’s trading session ends with losses
Dec-29-2025

Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Monday due to selling in Utilities, Power and IT shares, along with foreign fund outflows. Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 317.56 crore on Friday, according to exchange data. Investors also remained cautious amid low trading activity towards the end of the year.

Some of the important factors in trade: 

India’s forex reserves rise to $693 Billion: The Reserve Bank data showed that India's forex reserves jumped by $4.368 billion to $693.318 billion during the week ended December 19. 

India imposes anti-dumping duty on two Chinese products: India has imposed anti-dumping duty on two Chinese goods -- a refrigerant gas and certain kinds of steel products, during the month so far to guard domestic players from cheap imports from the neighbouring country. 

Rupee falls against US Dollar: Indian rupee depreciated against the US dollar as persistent capital withdrawals from foreign investors, alongside heightened dollar demand from importers, dented investor sentiments. 

Port industry stocks remain in watch: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) has notified the operational guidelines for two major shipbuilding initiatives--the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS), with a total outlay of over Rs 44,700 crore. 

Global front: Asian markets settled mostly higher, as sentiment was boosted by the strength of tech shares as well as fresh measures announced by China to support consumption. European markets were trading mostly in green amid signs of progress in Ukraine peace talks.

Finally, the BSE Sensex fell 345.91 points or 0.41% to 84,695.54 and the CNX Nifty was down by 100.20 points or 0.38% to 25,942.10.       

The BSE Sensex touched high and low of 85,250.00 and 84,637.86 respectively. There were 8 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices ended in red; the BSE Mid cap index fell 0.45%, while Small cap index was down by 0.58%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Oil & Gas up by 0.29%, Telecom up by 0.10% and FMCG up by 0.01%, while Utilities down by 0.91%, Power down by 0.86%, IT down by 0.80%, Realty down by 0.76% and TECK down by 0.76% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Tata Steel up by 1.83%, Asian Paints up by 1.00%, Eternal up by 0.48%, NTPC up by 0.45% and Axis Bank up by 0.33%. On the flip side, Adani Ports &SEZ down by 2.22%, HCL Technologies down by 1.86%, Power Grid Corporation down by 1.85%, Trent down by 1.36% and Bharat Electronics down by 1.26% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, expressing optimism over India’s growth foreign direct investments (FDI) inflows, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia has expressed hopes that in year 2026, FDI likely to cross the last year's all-time high of $80.62 billion. The growth in FDI likely to be supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, big-ticket investment announcements, sustained efforts to improve the ease of doing business, and a new generation of investment-linked trade pacts. He noted that in the last eleven years, the country attracted remarkable investments on account of a series of measures taken by the government.

With an aim to ensure that India remains an attractive and investor-friendly destination, the government reviews the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) policy on an ongoing basis and makes changes from time to time after holding extensive consultations with stakeholders. The DPIIT has this year held a series of meetings with stakeholders on ways to promote FDI. In November, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also held consultations on ways to attract greater investments by making processes faster, smoother, and more efficient. Investor-friendly policies and regulatory practices, strong return on investments, a talented workforce, easing compliance burdens, decriminalising minor industry-related offences, and streamlined approvals are key measures that are keeping foreign investors focused on India despite global challenges.

India is also banking on its free trade agreement with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA), under which the bloc has committed to invest $100 billion in foreign direct investment into the country over 15 years. The pact came into force on October 1, 2025, and on the very day of its implementation, Swiss healthcare major Roche Pharma announced a commitment to invest 1.5 billion Swiss francs (about Rs 17,000 crore) in India over the next five years. This will be pure FDI and not foreign institutional or portfolio investments by sovereign wealth funds of the EFTA nations - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. A similar commitment of $20 billion has been made by New Zealand under its trade pact with India, which is slated to be implemented in 2026.

CNX Nifty touched high and low of 26,106.80 and 25,920.30 respectively. There were 17 stocks advancing against 33 stocks declining on the index.    

The top gainers on Nifty were Tata Steel up by 1.88%, Asian Paints up by 1.00%, Eternal up by 0.48%, NTPC up by 0.45% and Axis Bank up by 0.33%. On the flip side, Adani Ports &SEZ down by 2.22%, HCL Technologies down by 1.86%, Power Grid Corporation down by 1.85%, Trent down by 1.36% and Bharat Electronics down by 1.26% were the top losers.

European markets were trading mostly in green; France’s CAC rose 10.52 points or 0.13% to 8,114.10 and Germany’s DAX gained 63.14 points or 0.26% to 24,403.20, while UK’s FTSE 100 decreased 2.88 points or 0.03% to 9,867.80.

Asian markets settled mostly higher on Monday with Taiwan shares gaining even after China’s military said it was conducting the drills around the self-governed island that China claims as its territory. Kospi shares lifted by strong gains in big-cap semiconductor shares in a year-end rally, while the South Korean won also strengthened to its highest level in nearly two months against the dollar. Meanwhile, traders were now awaiting meeting minutes of US Federal Reserve's FOMC, due on Tuesday, which will provide cues on the monetary policy outlook. However, Hong Kong shares closed down, giving up an earlier gain of as much as 1% spurred by expectations about policies from China to shore up growth and a so-called Santa Claus rally in global equities.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,965.28

1.60

0.04

Hang Seng

25,635.23

-183.70

-0.71

Jakarta Composite

8,644.26

106.35

1.23

KLSE Composite

1,680.99

3.89

0.23

Nikkei 225

50,526.92

-223.47

-0.44

Straits Times

4,633.64

-2.51

-0.05

KOSPI Composite

4,220.56

90.88

2.20

Taiwan Weighted

28,810.89

254.87

0.89

 
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