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Sensex, Nifty trade firm in early deals on account of healthy buying
Dec-22-2025

Indian equity benchmarks made an optimistic start on Monday and soon extented their gains tracking strong global cues. Sensex and Nifty were trading firm in early deals with gains of over half a percent each on account of healthy buying in all the sector indices led by Metal, IT and TECK stocks. some support came from continued fund inflows by foreign institutional investors (FIIs). Some support came from continued fund inflows by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).  FIIs were net buyers, purchasing equities worth nearly Rs 1,831 crore on December 19. Also, the Reserve Bank of India said that India's forex reserves jumped by $1.689 billion to $688.949 billion during the week ended December 12.

On the global front, Asian markets were trading mostly higher, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, boosted by sharp gains in technology shares which mirrored their peers on the tech-heavy Nasdaq amid solid earnings news and easing concerns of a tech bubble. Back home, market participants were looking ahead to the data on infrastructure output for the month of November to be out later in the day for more directional cues.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 85414.62, up by 485.26 points or 0.57% after trading in a range of 85145.86 and 85461.19. There were 27 stocks advancing against 3 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index rose 0.68%, while Small cap index was up by 0.73%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 1.52%, IT up by 1.22%, TECK up by 1.17%, Capital Goods up by 1.06% and Basic Materials up by 1.00%, while there was no loser on the BSE sectoral front.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Infosys up by 2.19%, Tata Steel up by 1.39%, Bharti Airtel up by 1.32%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.04% and Trent up by 0.97%. On the flip side, Ultratech Cement down by 0.35%, Power Grid down by 0.09% and Mahindra & Mahindra down by 0.04% were the few losers.

Meanwhile, highlighting India’s exports growth, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has said that exports of the country rebounded in the month of November 2025. This growth in exports was on account of supply-chain realignments and inventory restocking ahead of the US holiday season in sectors such as electronics and machinery. The commerce ministry data showed that India's merchandise exports to the US rose 22.61% to $6.98 billion in November, after recording contraction for two consecutive months, despite steep 50% tariffs on domestic goods. Imports during the month grew 38.29% to $5.25 billion. During the April-November period of this fiscal year, the country's exports to the US increased 11.38% to $59.04 billion, while imports rose 13.49% to $35.4 billion. The US has imposed a sweeping 50% tariff on Indian goods entering American markets from August 27.

GTRI said that the recovery in exports for November month reflects adjustment to a tougher tariff regime, not relief, and remains fragile, driven by short-term coping strategies rather than a lasting improvement. The drop in India's exports to the US between May and September likely reflected the shock and uncertainty created by impending tariff hikes, which led buyers to delay orders and run down inventories. According to a GTRI report, the fall-and-recovery pattern is visible in 85% of India's November exports across most product categories. These include electronics (smartphones), gems and jewellery, machinery, vehicles and auto components, pharmaceuticals, textiles and garments, carpets, mineral fuels, organic chemicals, plastics, rubber articles, fish, dairy products, and edible fruits and nuts. 

Exports of smartphones fell from $2.29 billion in May to $884.6 million in September, then recovered to $1.8 billion in November. Exports of gems and jewellery plunged from $500.2 million in May to $202.8 million in September, before surging back to $406.2 million in November. It said that a similar pattern played out in machinery and mechanical appliances where exports eased to $516.8 million in September, then returned to $614.6 million last month. Pharmaceutical exports reached $669.2 million in November. Mineral fuels and oils fell moderately despite being tariff-exempt from $291.5 million in May to $251.5 million in September before rising to $274.3 million in November.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 26124.20, up by 157.80 points or 0.61% after trading in a range of 26047.80 and 26136.90. There were 43 stocks advancing against 7 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Shriram Finance up by 3.29%, Infosys up by 2.25%, Hindalco up by 1.72%, Wipro up by 1.69% and Bharti Airtel up by 1.45%. On the flip side, Ultratech Cement down by 0.44%, Mahindra & Mahindra down by 0.31%, Power Grid down by 0.11%, HDFC Life Insurance down by 0.07% and SBI Life Insurance down by 0.07% were the top losers.

All Asian markets were trading higher; Nikkei 225 surged 953.79 points or 1.93% to 50,461.00, Taiwan Weighted jumped 419.23 points or 1.51% to 28,115.58, Hang Seng advanced 83.47 points or 0.32% to 25,774.00, KOSPI increased 67.97 points or 1.69% to 4,088.52, Straits Times rose 35.95 points or 0.79% to 4,605.73, Shanghai Composite strengthened 24.75 points or 0.64% to 3,915.20 and Jakarta Composite was up by 13.03 points or 0.15% to 8,622.58.
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