Stock Market Highlights: Sensex jumps 447 pts, Nifty atop 25,950; ICICI Pru AMC gains 19% on debut

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights on December 19, 2025: The broader indices - BSE MidCap and SmallCap outran the benchmark Sensex and gained around 1.3 per cent each on Friday.

3:45 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Global equities rallied as US CPI undershot estimates, reinforcing expectations of a softer Fed stance despite concerns over data reliability amid the shutdown. Investors now look for signals on the Fed’s 2026 easing trajectory. Meanwhile, the BoJ raised its policy rate by 25 bps to a three-decade high, a move that could reshape global liquidity trends. 

 

Domestically, strong global cues and bargain hunting lifted indices, with large-cap stocks leading gains. Oil prices continued to soften on oversupply concerns and subdued growth outlook. While sentiment remains constructive, near-term volatility may persist amid uncertainty over trade deal timelines and upcoming macro data releases.

 

View by Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Investments 

3:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty 50 opened with a gap-up above 25,900 and spent the day oscillating within a tight 25,905–25,993 band, indicating a pause as the index digests higher levels. Derivatives data continues to define the near-term range, with 25,900 holding the highest Put OI and acting as a reliable support base, while heavy Call OI at 26,000 capped upside attempts. 

 

Technically, Nifty remains above all key daily moving averages, keeping the broader structure positive. RSI near 52 signals improving momentum; a decisive close above 26,000 could open the door toward 26,100–26,200, while a sustained slip below 25,900 may lead to a retest of the 25,800 zone.

 

View by Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money

 

3:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at broader market at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Midcap was up 1.26 per cent, while the Smallcap closed 1.25 per cent higher. 


 

3:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Sensex gainers and losers at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BEL, TMPV, Power Grid, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv and L&T were among the top gainers on Sensex. On the downside, HCLTech, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma were the top losers.

3:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 settles at 25,966.40, up 150.85 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE Nifty50 closed at 25,966.40, up 150.85 points or 0.58 per cent. 

3:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes at 84,929.36, up 447.55 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex closed at 84,929.36, up 447.55 points or 0.53 per cent. 

 

3:22 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Lenskart soars 10% on huge volume; hits new high

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Share price of Lenskart Solutions hit an all-time high of ₹448.90, surging 10 per cent on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. The average trading volumes on the counter more than doubled, with a combined 8.64 million equity shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE. READ MORE

3:09 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Crypto markets hold steady as investors digest Bank of Japan's rate hike

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Cryptocurrency markets remained steady on Friday, with Bitcoin holding above the $87,000 mark. The broader market reflected the digestion of the Bank of Japan's 25-basis-point rate hike, a move that, analysts said, had been anticipated, especially after recent selling pressure linked to the unwinding of the yen carry trade. READ MORE

2:58 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex holds steady gains, up over 450 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The BSE Sensex has displayed a firm trend throughout the trading session today, shows the BSE chart below.

 

2:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NBCC share price rises 4% as company bags ₹179 cr work order

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NBCC (India) share price rose in Friday’s session as the company bagged an order worth ₹179.37 crore from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur. The stock price has now recorded gains for a third session in a row. READ MORE

2:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gujarat Ambuja shares rise 5% after commissioning maize fermentation plant

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. rose over 5 per cent on Friday after the company commenced commercial production at its maize starch-based fermentation plant for manufacturing sodium gluconate. READ MORE

2:30 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ex-date alert! Canara Robeco AMC, 7 others to remain in spotlight next week

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Canara Robeco Asset Management Company, Nuvama Wealth Management, Nectar Lifesciences, Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works, Pulsar International, Vineet Laboratories, Prakash Pipes, and Yug Decor are expected to be in focus next week, from December 15 to December 19, 2025, due to various corporate actions, including dividends, stock splits, rights issues, and share buybacks.

 

According to data from the BSE, Canara Robeco Asset Management Company and Prakash Pipes will trade ex-dividend, while Nuvama Wealth Management, Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works, Pulsar International, Vineet Laboratories, and Yug Decor will go ex-date for their respective rights issues. Nectar Lifesciences will trade ex-date for its share buyback. READ MORE

2:25 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ather Energy gains 5% as board approves entry into insurance business

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ather Energy shares rose 4.6 per cent, logging an intra-day high at ₹692.8 per share on BSE. The buying on the counter came after the board approved the incorporation of its subsidiary that will operate as an insurance corporate agent.

 

At 1:53 PM, Ather Energy’s share price was trading 3.8 per cent higher at ₹687.45 per share on BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.56 per cent at 84,957.09. 

 

The company has a total market capitalisation of ₹26,219.85 crore. Its 52-week high was at ₹790, and its 52-week low was at ₹287.3. 

 

“We hereby intimate that the board of directors of Ather Energy Limited (the Company), at their meeting held today, December 19, 2025, accorded their approval for the incorporation of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS), for offering and facilitating insurance policies in the capacity of Corporate Agent,” the filing read. READ MORE

2:20 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Anupam Mittal-backed Travelstack Tech files DRHP, eyes ₹250-cr via IPO

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Goldman Sachs and Anupam Mittal-backed Travelstack Tech has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). 

 

The company aims to raise ₹250 crore through a mix of a fresh issue and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 26.85 million equity shares. Under the OFS, promoters Vaibhav Aggarwal and Adarssh Mnpuria will offload a part of their holdings. Other selling shareholders are Anupam Mittal, Accel India IV (Mauritius), Global Private Opportunities Private Partners II LP, Global Private Opportunities Partners II Offshore Holdings LP, Panthera Growth Fund II VCC, PGP India Growth Fund I, Panthera Growth II, Qualcomm Asia Pacific, and XTO10X Mauritius. READ MORE

2:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: SAT to hear Avadhut Sathe appeal against Sebi's interim order on Jan 9

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) will hear on January 9, 2026, an appeal filed by Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy (ASTA) challenging a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) order that directed the impounding of Rs 546 crore and barred the entity from the securities market.

 

In an interim order dated December 4, Sebi alleged that ASTA was providing unregistered investment advisory and research analyst services under the guise of “education” and “training”. READ MORE

 

2:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tyre stocks zoom: JK Tyre up 7%, hits new high on huge volume; Ceat adds 5%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of tyre maker rallied up to 7 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes on expectations of margin recovery due correction in raw material prices.

 

Among individual stocks, JK Tyre & Industries soared 7 per cent to hit a new high of ₹491.90 in intra-day trade on the back of over seven-fold jump in the average trading volume. The stock surpassed its previous high of ₹477 touched on December 4, 2025. A combined 5.2 million equity shares changed hands on the NSE and BSE. 

 

Share price of Ceat moved higher by 5 per cent to ₹3,925, followed by Apollo Tyres (3 per cent at ₹511), TVS Srichakra (3 per cent at ₹4,233) and MRF (2 per cent at ₹155,360) on the BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.52 per cent at 84,921. READ MORE

2:05 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Groww share price surges 13% as Jefferies initiates 'Buy' for 25% upside

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Groww’s parent Billionbrains Garage Ventures share price surged nearly 13 percent and extended gains to a second session on Friday. The stock price advanced 12.85 per cent to ₹162.63 apiece, the highest level since November 28.

 

Billionbrains Garage Ventures share price was trading 10.19 per cent higher at ₹158.98 apiece as of 12:05 p.m., compared to the 0.47 per cent advance in the Nifty 50 index.

 

So far on Friday, Groww 6.02 million shares changed hands on BSE compared to the two-week average volume of 3.26 million shares. The market-cap of Billionbrains Garage Ventures stood at ₹98,005.85 crore as of 12:09 p.m. READ MORE

2:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM Update - Sensex up 483 pts; Nifty eyes 26,000

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM Update

-- Sensex was trading at 84,965.79, up 483.98 points or 0.57 per cent

-- Nifty was trading at 25,976.65, up 161.10 points or 0.62 per cent
 

1:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shriram Finance shares rebound 3% as MUFG set to acquire 20% stake

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Shriram Finance Ltd. reversed early losses to rise over 3 per cent on Friday after its board gave a green light to Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's (MUFG) acquisition of a 20 per cent stake. 

 

The non-banking financial company's (NBFC) stock rose as much as 3.4 per cent during the day to ₹899.7 per share, the biggest intraday rise since December 5 this year. The stock pared gains to trade 3 per cent higher at ₹895 apiece, compared to a 0.56 per cent advance in Nifty 50 as of 12:40 PM. 

 

Shares of the company rose for the third straight session on Friday. The counter has risen 55 per cent this year, compared to a 9.4 per cent advance in the benchmark Nifty 50. Shriram Finance has a total market capitalisation of ₹1.68 trillion. READ MORE

1:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Energy stocks to gain from SHANTI Bill, says Elara Capital; top bets here

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India’s nuclear energy sector is poised to benefit from the Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) initiative, as the country’s leading energy players, NTPC, Tata Power, Jindal Nuclear, Reliance, and Adani Power, are aggressively pursuing small modular reactors (SMRs) to bolster their clean energy strategies, according to Elara Capital.

 

The brokerage, in its report, noted that NTPC is targeting 30GW through SMRs to replace older coal plants. Jindal Nuclear plans 18GW by CY47 using SMRs, while Tata Power is shifting its focus towards clean energy. Reliance has allocated $5.7 billion for energy projects, including nuclear, and Adani Power aims for 30GW to transition away from coal. Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms such as L&T, BHEL, Power Mech, MTAR Technologies, and Walchandnagar Industries are expected to support large-scale deployment. READ MORE

 

1:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: CG Power turnaround: Culture, timing and execution behind a rare revival

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Over a period of time, one of the heuristics I have developed in investing is to not look at any M&A given the two layers of unknown unknowns involved. I don’t know what I don’t know about the acquirer, and the acquirer of the target company. Adding turnaround to this mix would make me more averse towards the opportunity.

 

However, when one such company appears in the list of the largest wealth creators post COVID, a deeper look is warranted. What has allowed them to not only beat the average outcomes we have seen in M&A but also beat every healthy player in their business? In studying ‘The Great Revival’ by Natrajan Srinivasan, I was hoping to add some nuanced caveats to my heuristic of ignoring M&A deals. READ MORE

1:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Elara Securities sees up to 60% upside in BEML stock price; here's why

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BEML, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited, is likely to enter a two-digit growth trajectory from financial year 2026-27 (FY27) as a large portion of its order book of ₹16,000 crore would see strong execution momentum, according to analysts at Elara Securities. The order book primarily comprises railway & metro (R&M) and defence contracts. 

 

While the company's management retained a revenue target of 20 per cent in FY26 with margin improvement by 150 basis points, analysts believe it is a daunting task as H1 revenue fell by 1 per cent Y-o-Y. READ MORE

1:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Corrective steps will be taken after probe into IndiGo crisis: Official

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Authorities will take elaborate and corrective actions after studying the probe panel report into the recent massive flight disruptions at IndiGo, a senior official said on Friday.

 

The four-member panel constituted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is expected to finalise its report soon.

 

In the wake of the flight disruptions earlier this month, the DGCA has cut IndiGo's winter schedule by 10 per cent.

 

IndiGo, the country's largest airline, used to operate 2,300 flights daily.

 

The senior government official said elaborate and corrective actions will be taken after studying the panel's report. READ MORE

1:03 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 1 PM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Around 1 PM, Sensex at 84,905.6, up 423.79 points or 0.50 per cent and NSE Nifty50 quoted 25,938.1, up 123 points or 0.47 per cent. 

12:51 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Delhi HC asks Customs to respond on IndiGo's ₹900 crore duty refund plea

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from the Customs department on a plea by InterGlobe Aviation, which operates the IndiGo airline, seeking a refund of more than Rs 900 crore paid as Customs duty on aircraft engines and parts re-imported into India after overseas repairs.

 

A bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar issued the notice to the deputy commissioner (refund), office of the principal commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex (Import), and asked the authorities to file a counter affidavit within two weeks. READ MORE

12:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Titan shares hit new high; rallies 22% in CY25

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Titan Company shares hit a new high of ₹3,957.65, up 1 per cent on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade on improving growth outlook. 

 

The stock price of the company engaged in gems, jewellery and watches business has surpassed its previous high of ₹3,954.9 it touched on November 20, 2025. It has bounced back 20 per cent from its three-month low price of ₹3,307.35 touched on September 26, 2025. READ MORE 

12:32 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Meesho shares snap four-day rally, slides 7%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Meesho shares saw a 7 per cent fall on Friday, snapping a four-day rally that took its market capitalisation past the ₹ 1-trillion mark. 

 

The e-commerce firm's stock fell as much as 7.1 per cent during the day to ₹218.9 per share, the biggest intraday fall since December 12 this year. The Meesho stock pared losses to trade 4.3 per cent lower at ₹225.4 apiece, compared to a 0.54 per cent advance in Nifty 50 as of 11:16 AM. READ MORE 

 

12:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Adani's airport unit plans $11 bn investment, seeks partner ahead of IPO

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group plans to invest more than $11 billion in its airports business by 2030, as it seeks to bid for nearly a dozen new terminals, upgrade infrastructure and expand into aircraft maintenance, a top executive said.

 

The unit will spend ₹1 trillion ($11.1 billion) on terminals, runways and aircraft-handling facilities and passenger amenities, Jeet Adani, director at Adani Airport Holdings Ltd., said in an interview at the group’s new airport outside Mumbai. READ MORE

12:12 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shriram Finance in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: MUFG Bank, a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., today announced that MUFG Bank has entered into an investment agreement with Shriram Finance and its major shareholders, Shriram Ownership Trust and Shriram Capital, to subscribe to a preferential allotment of a 20 per cent equity shares in Shriram Finance.

The total investment amount is expected to be approximately ₹39,620 crore and the completion of this investment is subject to approvals from relevant regulatory authorities.

12:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 12 PM Update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Around 12 PM, BSE Sensex was at 84,802, up 321 points or 0.38 per cent and Nifty50 quoted 25,938, up 122 points or 0.47 per cent.