Stock Market Close: Sensex settles 367 pts lower; Nifty at 26,042; IT, Auto shares top drag

Stock Market Close Highlights, December 26, 2025: Broader markets, too, ended in red. The Nifty Midcap 100 index ended 0.23 per cent lower, while Nifty SmallCap 100 index settled 0.08 per cent lower.

3:41 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Domestic equities ended lower today as thin year‑end trading volumes and a cautious mood ahead of upcoming earnings prompted broad-based profit booking. The optimism around the Santa Claus rally has diminished amid the absence of fresh catalysts, such as progress on a possible US‑India trade agreement, while continued FII outflows weighed on the Indian rupee. 

 

Large‑cap stocks underperformed mid- and small-cap counterparts, though selective strength persisted in metals and consumer durable stocks, while IT, autos, and banks, witnessed sustained selling pressure.

 

View by Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Investments 

3:41 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The 26,000 support zone remains technically significant, coinciding with the 20-day EMA, heavy Put OI accumulation, and the classic Pivot S1 level near 26,009. This confluence has helped arrest deeper declines so far. However, a sustained breakdown below 26,000 could expose the index to further downside toward the 25,900-25,800 zone. 

 

On the upside, resistance remains firmly clustered between 26,200 and 26,330, where repeated rejection suggests strong supply. A decisive breakout above this band is required to revive momentum toward 26,500, though repeated failures near this zone continue to cap upside in the near term. Overall, the trend remains range-bound to mildly bullish, as long as the 26,000-26,050 support zone holds. Given the holiday-shortened week and year-end positioning, Nifty is likely to continue consolidating with limited directional conviction.

 

View by Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money

3:40 PM

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

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Midcap was down 0.18 per cent, while the Smallcap closed 0.34 per cent lower.

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3:37 PM

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

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, HCLTech, TCS, Eternal and TechM were among the top losers on Sensex. On the upside, Titan, NTPC, HUL, Axis Bank and UltraTech Cement were the top gainers

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 settles at 26,042.30, down 99.80 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NSE Nifty50 closed at 26,042.30, down 99.80 points or 0.38 per cent. 

3:33 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex closes at 85,041.45, down 367.25 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex closed at 85,041.45, down 367.25 points or 0.43 per cent. 

3:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HAL, Mazagon Dock, BEL drive gains in Nifty Defence today; rally explained

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  Hindustan Aeronautics, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, and Bharat Electronics contributed the most to the Nifty India Defence index’s rally on Friday. The rally comes amid hopes that the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) could clear various defence deals soon. 

 

The NSE Nifty India Defence rose 1.65 per cent to the day's high of 7,791.90  The index has risen 19.95 per cent on a year-to-date basis, compared to a 10.16 per cent gain in the NSE Nifty 50 index in 2025. 

 

The index was trading 0.32 per cent higher as compared to a 0.36 per cent decline in the NSE Nifty 50 index as of 1:53 PM. READ MORE

3:20 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Rico Auto surges 13%, stock nears record high on heavy volumes

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Rico Auto Industries hit a fresh 52-week high of ₹141.65, soaring 13 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. 

 

The stock price of the auto components & equipment company surpassed its previous high of ₹130.55 touched on December 18, 2025. It had hit a record high of ₹157 on April 3, 2024.

 

The market price of Rico Auto has zoomed 186 per cent from its 52-week low of ₹49.50 touched on April 7, 2025.

 

At 02:04 PM; Rico Auto traded 9 per cent higher at ₹136.50, as against 0.40 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex. The average trading volume at the counter nearly doubled. A combined 34.84 million equity shares of the company changed hands on the NSE and BSE. READ MORE

3:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ashok Leyland set to ride CV upcycle; Choice hikes target, retains 'Buy'

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Choice Institutional Equities has raised its target on Ashok Leyland to ₹196 per share, from ₹161 earlier, maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating. The brokerage believes Ashok Leyland is poised to be a major beneficiary of India’s ongoing commercial vehicle (CV) upcycle, helped by firming domestic demand, rising exports and a structurally stronger business mix.

 

Ashok Leyland delivered a strong operational performance in Q2FY26, with the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MHCV) truck volumes of 21,647 units and bus volumes of 4,660 units, while early indicators from October 2025 to November 2025 point to sustained momentum in Q3FY26E. READ MORE

3:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update | Sensex down 402 points; Nifty at 26,036

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM Update 

-- Sensex was trading at 85,006.42, down 402.28 points or 0.47 per cent

-- Nifty50 was trading at 26,036, down 106.10 points or 0.41 per cent

2:50 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sustained tourism, corporate travel to push room rates up to 6% in 2026

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Amid fast-paced growth momentum in India’s hospitality industry, hotel room rates are expected to rise up to six per cent to be in the range of ₹9,400 to ₹9,700 in 2026, driven by continued growth in domestic tourism, corporate travel, and demand continuing to outpace supply across most markets in the country.

 

In 2025, hotel room rates rose by seven per cent compared with 2024, according to Hotelivate, a hotel consulting firm. While December was expected to carry this momentum forward, operational disruptions at IndiGo towards the end of the year are likely to temper performance in the final month. READ MORE

2:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IPO calendar: Quiet mainboard; 10 SME listings to grab attention next week

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The primary market is expected to see a relatively quieter week ahead, with no new offerings in the mainboard segment. However, one mainboard listing, Gujarat Kidney, is scheduled during the week, keeping investor interest alive. Activity in the SME segment remains healthy, with one new public issue set to open and several listings lined up across the week.

 

Modern Diagnostic & Research Centre will launch its IPO on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, while multiple SME listings, including EPW India, Dachepalli Publishers, Shyam Dhani Industries, and Sundrex Oil Co., are slated for Tuesday, December 30, followed by a packed listing schedule extending into early January. READ MORE

2:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market breadth remains negative

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  The markets remained negative on Friday as 1,844 out of 3,190 traded stocks on the NSE were in red, while 1,242 were in green during intraday deals on the NSE.

2:20 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Why did RMC Switchgears' share price zoom 7% in trade today? Find out here

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  RMC Switchgears share price zoomed up to 7.14 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹455 per share on the last trading day of the week i.e. Friday, December 26, 2025. RMC Switchgears’ shares moved higher after the company informed stock exchanges that it has applied to migrate its equity shares from the SME Platform of BSE Limited to the BSE Main Board. READ MORE

 

2:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Manappuram Finance in focus

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Manappuram Finance has informed the exchanges that it has appointed Buvanesh Tharashankar as the group chief financial Officer and designated him as key managerial personnel with effect from December 26, 2025. Meanwhile, Bindu A. L. shall continue to act as the chief financial officer and key managerial personnel of the Company.

2:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 02:00 PM, the BSE Sensex was at 85,057, down 350 points or 0.41 per cent, while the NSE Nifty 50 was trading lower by 92 points or 0.35 per cent at 26,050.

1:48 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: AVG Logistics rallies 8% on inking MoU with Baidyanath LNG; details here

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  AVG Logistics shares were in demand on the last trading day of the week i.e. Friday, December 26, 2025, with the scrip soaring as much as 7.91 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹188.15 per share. READ MORE

 

1:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Last day! Dhara Rail IPO closes today; subscription rises 21x, GMP 13%

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  With the subscription window set to close today, the initial public offering (IPO) of Dhara Rail Projects continues to attract overwhelming demand. The public issue has been subscribed to over 20 times so far, led by robust participation from all the investor categories. READ MORE

1:30 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Housing sales in seven cities fall 14% in 2025 but value rises 6%: Report

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Housing sales in seven major cities in 2025 declined 14 per cent from the previous year even as the value increased 6 per cent, said a report by Anarock, a real estate consultancy firm. Hardening property prices, layoffs in the information technology (IT) sector, geopolitical tensions and “other uncertainties” slowed down the residential property market’s growth momentum in 2025. The growth in value was driven by demand for luxury housing, as the post-pandemic preference for larger, better homes by branded developers continued. READ MORE

1:26 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Karur Vysya Bank rallies 7% on huge volumes; hits new high in weak market

Stock Market LIVE Updates:  Share of Karur Vysya Bank moved higher by 7 per cent to ₹267.30 on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade amid heavy volumes in an otherwise weak market. The stock price of the private sector lender surpassed its previous high of ₹258.50 touched on November 3, 2025. In the past three months, it has outperformed the market by surging 28 per cent, as compared to 6 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex. READ MORE

1:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Motilal Oswal's top picks: TCS, SBI, Biocon, Dalmia Bharat & others

Stock Market LIVE Updates: TCS, at its analyst day, outlined its ambition to become the world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI)-led technology services company, driven by an AI-first operating model, redefined AI-led services, an AI-fluent talent strategy, industry-specific client solutions, and a broad AI ecosystem spanning partnerships, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and new ventures.  READ MORE

 

1:05 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBL Bank stock sees 'Triple Top' on charts; time to worry? Experts say this

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RBL Bank stock has declined around 9 per cent from its all-time high of ₹332 registered on November 3, 2025. The stock has since witnessed selling pressure, and is seen trading with a negative bias for the last two consecutive months. READ MORE

12:52 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Midwest stock hits all-time high as Motilal Oswal initiates with 'Buy'

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Mining and materials firm Midwest’s shares surged as much as 4.59 per cent on Friday, December 26, 2025, to hit a fresh all-time high of ₹1,700.65 after Motilal Oswal Financial Services initiated coverage on the stock with a ‘Buy’ rating, citing the company’s leadership in premium black granite and its transition into a diversified, high-growth materials business.

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12:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Equity in household savings to rise after short-term 'blip': Emkay Global

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The decline in the share of equities in household savings is just a 'blip', according to analysts at Emkay Global, as they expect the share to climb over the next decade.

 

This is a pause in the long-term rise in household equity exposure, with the share of equities in savings expected to climb to around 45 per cent over the next decade, driven by mark-to-market (M2M) gains, strong incremental inflows and broader participation in capital markets, the broker said in a report.

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12:31 PM

Stock Market LIVE Update: NBCC shares rise 5% in trade

Stock Market LIVE Update: NBCC shares rose 4.5 per cent on BSE, registering an intra-day high of ₹121.45 per share. NBCC gained after it inked an MoU with the Board of Mumbai Port Authority and entered international real estate space through its arm.

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12:20 PM

Stock Market LIVE Update: Eternal, Swiggy share prices fall as gig workers' protest roils sentiment

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Eternal and Swiggy share prices declined on Friday as e-commerce platform workers and gig workers launched a protest for better pay and work conditions. Analysts see limited impact on the counter prices because of the protest.

Eternal and Swiggy share prices declined as much as 1.79 per cent and 2.16 per cent, respectively, in the intraday trade on Friday, on the BSE. 

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12:10 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Is Northern Arc your next growth stock? Ambit says 'Buy', 30% upside eyed

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brokerage firm Ambit Capital has initiated coverage on Northern Arc Capital (NACL), a diversified non-banking financial services company (NBFC), with a ‘Buy’ rating, saying the market is undermining the company’s improving net interest margin (NIM) and return on equity (ROE) prospects despite legacy wholesale exposure and recent high credit costs. 

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11:58 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Panacea Biotec jumps nearly 14% as Unicef raises order size for 2026, 2027

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Panacea Biotec Limited share price jumped nearly 14 per cent and touched the highest level in over two months. The sentiment for the stock turned bullish after the company informed that the value of the order from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has increased

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11:48 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: HEG, Graphite gain up to 3% in subdued market; brokerages see more upside

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of graphite electrodes (GE) companies HEG and Graphite India gained up to 3 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise subdued market on healthy business outlook. HEG was up 3 per cent at ₹567.95 in intra-day trade.

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11:37 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dilip Buildcon gets order worth ₹3,400 crore from Adani Road Transportation

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Dilip Buildcon received an order worth ₹3,400 crore from Adani Road Transportation Limited. As part of the order, Dilip Buildcon will build Ganga Path connecting Sultanganj-Bhagalpur- Sabour Road on engineering, procurement, and construction mode.