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Markets trade in red in late morning deals
Dec-30-2025

Markets traded in red in late morning deals as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in global equities dented investors’ sentiment. Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth Rs 2,759.89 crore on December 29, 2025. Meanwhile, broader indices were also trading in red with BSE Mid cap index and Small cap index falling in the range of 0.30-0.55%. Traders overlooked report that India’s industrial output growth, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), jumped to two-year high of 6.7 per cent in November 2025 from 0.5 per cent in October 2025 and 5.0 per cent in November 2024, with robust growth in mining and manufacturing. On the BSE sectoral front, traders were seen piling up positions in Metal, Auto, Oil & Gas, Bankex and PSU, while selling was witnessed in Realty, Capital Goods, Healthcare, IT and Consumer Durables.

On the global front, Asian markets were trading mixed, weighed down by overnight weak close on US markets. Back home, in the stock specific development, Silver Touch Technologies surged after the company has been selected as the digital transformation partner for the Indian Navy under the prestigious IPADSV2 initiative. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 84551.04, down by 144.50 points or 0.17% after trading in a range of 84470.94 and 84802.64. There were 11 stocks advancing against 19 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in red; the BSE Mid cap index was down by 0.33%, while Small cap index down by 0.54%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 0.72%, Auto up by 0.71%, Oil & Gas up by 0.25%, Bankex up by 0.11% and PSU up by 0.08%, while Realty down by 0.86%, Capital Goods down by 0.73%, Healthcare down by 0.69%, IT down by 0.50%a and Consumer Durables down by 0.48% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.09%, Adani Ports up by 0.74%, Axis Bank up by 0.64%, Maruti Suzuki up by 0.64% and Bharti Airtel up by 0.64%. On the flip side, Eternal down by 2.09%, Interglobe Aviation down by 1.84%, Bajaj Finserv down by 1.26%, Ultratech Cement down by 0.88% and Bharat Electronics down by 0.64% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest report has said that the banking sector remained resilient during 2024-25, supported by a strong balance sheet, sustained profitability and improved asset quality. Further, the commercial banks maintained robust performance during the period with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio declining to a multi-decadal low of 2.2 per cent at March-end. Besides, the capital and liquidity buffers remained well above the regulatory requirements across bank groups, while bank credits and deposits continued to grow in double-digits. It pointed that the strong banking sector fundamentals provide a buffer against risks, which, together with prudent regulation, create conditions for sustained credit flow.

RBI highlighted that net profits of commercial banks increased at slower pace in 2024-25 than that of previous year. During the same period, the combined net profit of all scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) grew 14.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4.01 lakh crore, with the return on assets (RoA) at 1.4 per cent and return on equity (RoE) at 13.5 per cent. The profits of SCBs increased 32.8 per cent to around Rs 3.5 lakh crore in 2023-24. RBI also pointed that the capital-to-risk-weighted assets ratio of SCBs was 17.4 per cent at March-end 2025 and 17.2 per cent at the end of September 2025.

Moreover, RBI said that the consolidated balance sheet of urban co-operative banks recorded higher growth in 2024-25 than the previous year. It added that their asset quality improved for the fourth consecutive year, alongside the strengthening of their capital buffers and profitability. Further, it noted that the non-banking financial companies continued to record double-digit credit growth along with robust capital buffers. Their asset quality also improved during the year.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 25896.40, down by 45.70 points or 0.18% after trading in a range of 25878.00 and 25975.85. There were 15 stocks advancing against 35 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Shriram Finance up by 1.90%, Hindalco up by 1.35%, Bajaj Auto up by 1.27%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.07% and Maruti Suzuki up by 0.64%. On the flip side, Eternal down by 2.28%, Max Healthcare down by 2.24%, Interglobe Aviation down by 1.74%, SBI Life down by 1.58% and Bajaj Finserv down by 1.34% were the top losers.

Asian markets were trading mixed; Taiwan Weighted added 21.99 points or 0.08% to 28,832.88, Shanghai Composite strengthened 5.22 points or 0.13% to 3,970.50, Hang Seng advanced 244.77 points or 0.95% to 25,880.00 and Straits Times rose 28.52 points or 0.62% to 4,662.16. However, Nikkei 225 slipped 68.92 points or 0.14% to 50,458.00, Jakarta Composite plunged 35.19 points or 0.41% to 8,609.07 and KOSPI dropped 8.29 points or 0.2% to 4,212.27.
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