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Post Session: Quick Review
Jan-05-2026

Indian equity benchmarks ended in a negative terrain on Monday dragged down by sharp losses in IT majors such as Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Technologies. Markets made a cautious start, and hovered near the flat lines amid rising geopolitical tensions after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro. Selling pressure intensified during the afternoon session, as traders turned cautious after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States could raise tariffs on Indian goods if New Delhi does not address concerns related to Russian oil. Finally, markets ended the day with significant losses.

Some of the important factors in trade:

India's forex reserves jump $3.293 billion to $696.61 billion: Traders overlooked the Reserve Bank said that India's forex reserves jumped by $3.293 billion to $696.61 billion in the week to December 26.

US-Venezuela conflict will not impact India: Traders paid no attention towards the Think tank GTRI has said that the US-Venezuela conflict will have a negligible impact on India's trade with the South American country.

India-EU trade talks to gain momentum with Goyal visit in Brussels: Investors took note of report that Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is all set to visit Brussels this week for talks with his EU counterpart on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), which has entered its final negotiation phase.

Global front: European markets were trading in green amid defense stocks surge on rising geopolitical tensions. Asian markets ended higher as investors shrugged off U.S.-Venezuela tensions and shifted focus to upcoming U.S. economic data that could influence Federal Reserve policy.

The BSE Sensex ended at 85439.62, down by 322.39 points or 0.38% after trading in a range of 85315.33 and 85883.50. There were 13 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The broader indices ended in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.05%, while Small cap index up by 0.07%. (Provisional)

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 2.16%, Consumer Durables up by 1.25%, Metal up by 0.58%, Basic Materials up by 0.56%, and FMCG up by 0.51%, while IT down by 1.37%, Oil & Gas down by 1.18%, TECK down by 1.17%, Energy down by 0.95% and Telecom down by 0.81% were the top losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were Bharat Electronics up by 2.53%, Ultratech Cement up by 1.64%, Tata Steel up by 1.56%, Hindustan Unilever up by 1.54% and Asian Paints up by 1.44%. On the flip side, HDFC Bank down by 2.33%, Infosys down by 2.26%, HCL Technologies down by 2.09%, TCS down by 1.32% and Bajaj Finance down by 1.30% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank India (RBI) in its latest data has showed that bank credit to industry increased at a faster rate of 9.6 percent in November 2025 as against 8.3 percent in the same month of the preceding year. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit rose by 11.4 percent as of the fortnight ended November 28, 2025, compared to 10.6 percent in the corresponding fortnight a year earlier (November 29, 2024).

According to data, credit to 'micro and small' and 'medium' industries continued to exhibit double-digit expansion. Outstanding bank credit to infrastructure, engineering, textiles, and petroleum, coal products and nuclear fuels increased significantly on a year-on-year basis. Further, lending to agriculture and allied activities registered an annual growth of 8.7 percent, compared to 15.3 percent in the corresponding fortnight of the previous year.

Moreover, it mentioned credit to the services sector registered a growth rate of 11.7 percent as compared to 12.8 percent in the corresponding fortnight of the previous year. Growth improved in segments such as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and computer software. Segments such as trade and commercial real estate also registered a healthy growth, albeit with a marginal deceleration.

The CNX Nifty ended at 26250.30, down by 78.25 points or 0.30% after trading in a range of 26210.05 and 26373.20. There were 24 stocks advancing against 26 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Nestle up by 2.73%, Bharat Electronics up by 2.64%, Eicher Motors up by 2.17%, Ultratech Cement up by 1.58% and Tata Steel up by 1.56%. On the flip side, HDFC Bank down by 2.41%, Wipro down by 2.23%, Infosys down by 2.16%, HCL Technologies down by 1.99% and ONGC down by 1.40% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading higher; Germany’s DAX gained 255.96 points or 1.04% to 24,795.30, UK’s FTSE 100 increased 14.66 points or 0.15% to 9,965.80 and France’s CAC rose 8.29 points or 0.1% to 8,203.50.

Asian markets settled higher on Monday ahead of key US labour and economic reports due this week, which could shape Federal Reserve policy moving forward. Investors shrugged off geopolitical tensions that escalated after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The South Korean KOSPI index broke the 4,400-mark for the first time as the leaders of China and South Korea hold their second meeting in as many months in Beijing. Japanese shares surged, led by gains in large-cap semiconductor-related shares and after data showed Japan's manufacturing activity steadied in December after five months of contraction. Moreover, Chinese shares rose despite fresh signs of slowing business growth. A private sector survey showed that China's services activity expanded at its slowest pace in six months in December.

Asian Indices

Last Trade            

Change in Points

Change in %      

Shanghai Composite

4,023.42

54.58

1.38

Hang Seng

26,347.24

8.77

0.03

Jakarta Composite

8,859.19

111.06

1.27

KLSE Composite

1,680.32

10.56

0.63

Nikkei 225

51,832.80

1,493.32

2.97

Straits Times

4,680.50

24.38

0.52

KOSPI Composite

4,457.52

147.89

3.43

Taiwan Weighted

30,105.04

755.23

2.57
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