Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back in early trade on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) and were trading in positive territory amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.

After five days of decline, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 254.38 points to 84,929.46 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 89.15 points to 26,028 after four days of decline.

From the 30-Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, Titan, Axis Bank, Adani Ports and Hindustan Unilever were among the biggest gainers.

However, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra and Infosys were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index quoted lower.

U.S. markets ended lower on Tuesday (December 30).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹3,844.02 crore on Tuesday (December 30), while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹6,159.81 crore, according to exchange data.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dipped 0.10% to $61.27 per barrel.

Falling for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday (December 30), the Sensex dipped 20.46 points or 0.02% to settle at 84,675.08. The Nifty skidded 3.25 points or 0.01% to 25,938.85.

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped in early trade on Friday (December 19, 2025) after four days of decline amid a rally in global markets as a lower-than-expected US consumer price inflation data for November reinforced expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Fresh foreign fund inflows also drove the equity markets higher.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 448.27 points to 84,930.08 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 131 points to 25,946.55.

All the 30-Sensex firms were trading in positive territory during the initial trade. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Reliance Industries, Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, Power Grid and Tata Consultancy Services were among the biggest gainers.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index traded in positive territory.

U.S. markets ended higher on Thursday (December 18, 2025).

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹595.78 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought stocks worth ₹2,700.36 crore in the previous trade.

Cooling inflation in the U.S. is imparting resilience to the U.S. economy and markets, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

“This augurs well for global equity markets as 2025 draws to a close,” he added. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, dipped 0.23% to $59.68 per barrel.

“Global markets are trading with a positive bias, led by firm gains in US equities after lower-than-expected November consumer price inflation data reinforced expectations of further interest-rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, triggering a shift toward a risk-on environment,” Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth tech firm, said.

Logging its fourth day of decline on Thursday (December 18, 2025), the Sensex dropped by 77.84 points or 0.09% to settle at 84,481.81 in a volatile session. The Nifty ended flat, skidding 3 points or 0.01% to 25,815.55.