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Post Session: Quick Review
Dec-30-2025

In choppy trading session, Indian equity benchmarks ended flat with negative bias on Tuesday. Traders avoided risky bids amid monthly F&O expiry. After making negative start, markets slipped below neutral lines amid persistent foreign fund outflows. In second half of the session, markets made some recovery but wavered between green and red terrain.

Some of the important factors in trade:

FIIs outflows: Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 2,759.89 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.

India’s industrial production hits two-year high with 6.7% growth in November: Traders took note of 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.

100% Australian product categories to be duty-free for Indian exports from January: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that 100 per cent Australian product categories will be duty-free for Indian exports from January 1, 2026, unlocking fresh opportunities for labour-intensive sectors, under the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between the both countries.

Global front: European markets were trading higher as traders await the release of the FOMC minutes. Asian markets ended mixed amid concerns surrounding valuations of AI related stocks, and geopolitical tensions following China's military exercises around Taiwan.

The BSE Sensex ended at 84,675.08, down by 20.46 points or 0.02% after trading in a range of 84,470.94 and 84,806.99. There were 15 stocks advancing against 15 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The broader indices ended in red; the BSE Mid cap index declined 0.05%, while Small cap index was down by 0.20%. (Provisional)

The gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 1.95%, Auto up by 1.03%, Basic Materials up by 0.65%, Bankex up by 0.59%, PSU up by 0.40% while, Consumer Durables down by 0.81%, IT down by 0.81%, Realty down by 0.74%, Capital Goods down by 0.45%, Healthcare down by 0.39% were the losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, 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 top gainers on the Sensex were Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.59%, Tata Steel up by 2.06%, Bajaj Finserv up by 1.66%, Axis Bank up by 1.09% and Adani Ports up by 0.97%. On the flip side, Eternal down by 2.10%, Interglobe Aviation down by 1.50%, Infosys down by 1.31%, Asian Paints down by 1.09% and Ultratech Cement down by 0.84% were the top losers. (Provisional)

The CNX Nifty ended at 25938.85, down by 3.25 points or 0.01% after trading in a range of 25878.00 and 25976.75. There were 17 stocks advancing against 33 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Shriram Finance up by 2.50%, Hindalco up by 2.21%, Bajaj Auto up by 2.15%, Tata Steel up by 2.03% and Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.90%. On the flip side, Max Healthcare down by 2.19%, Eternal down by 2.03%, Infosys down by 1.40%, Tata Consumer down by 1.36% and Apollo Hospital down by 1.33% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading higher; UK’s FTSE 100 increased 33.34 points or 0.34% to 9,899.87, France’s CAC rose 27.98 points or 0.34% to 8,140.00 and Germany’s DAX gained 162.38 points or 0.67% to 24,513.50.

Asian markets settled mixed on Tuesday due to Wall Street’s overnight fall ahead of the Federal Reserve's release of its December minutes report for further cues on the path of interest rates. Japan's Nikkei shares declined, dragged ⁠down by the technology sector that has been a key driver of the year's massive gains. South Korean shares fell despite gains in big-cap semiconductor shares as investors locked in profits from recent gains in the year-end session. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite ended flat ahead of both official and private PMI readings scheduled for release this week, which will provide insights into the health of its manufacturing and services sectors. Meanwhile, investor attention remained focused on geopolitical developments and weighed the potential impact of China’s military drills around Taiwan.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

3,965.12

-0.16

0.00

Hang Seng

25,854.60

219.37

0.86

Jakarta Composite

8,646.94

2.68

0.03

KLSE Composite

1,684.53

3.54

0.21

Nikkei 225

50,339.48

-187.44

-0.37

Straits Times

4,655.38

21.74

0.47

KOSPI Composite

4,214.17

-6.39

-0.15

Taiwan Weighted

28,707.13

-103.76

-0.36
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