Stock Markets News as on 24th December, 2025
Indian Stock Market Update: Mild Pullback in Holiday Session
The Indian stock market ended marginally lower on December 24, 2025, in a holiday-shortened session marked by low volumes, profit booking in IT heavyweights, and cautious sentiment ahead of Christmas. The BSE Sensex declined 116.14 points or 0.14% to close at 85,408.70, while the NSE Nifty slipped 35.05 points or 0.13% to settle at 26,142.10 below the 26,150 level.
Sector and Stock Performers Driving Market Moves
Midcaps fell 0.6% while smallcaps edged up 0.28%, reflecting mixed broader participation amid thin trading. Top Nifty laggards included IndiGo (-1.55%), Adani Enterprises (-1.37%), Dr Reddy’s Labs (-1.28%), Wipro (-1.2%), and Tata Motors PV (-1.1%), dragging aviation and select industrials lower. Gainers were limited, with defensives like Titan and Muthoot Finance providing mild support.
Market Sentiment and Institutional Activity
India VIX eased 1.99% to 9.19, signaling subdued volatility despite FII net sales of ₹1,795 crore on Dec 23 (latest data), extending monthly outflows to ₹22,110 crore offset by DII net buys of ₹59,903 crore. Holiday positioning capped upside as market cap stood at ₹472.64 lakh crore.
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Markets at Close
24th December, 2025
Sensex sheds 116 pts, Nifty below 26,150; media gains, IT drags
Trent, Shriram Finance, Apollo Hospitals, UltraTech Cement, Adani Ports were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Interglobe Aviation, Wipro, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles. Except media and metal, all other sectoral indices ended in the red with Information Technology, Oil & Gas, Pharma, PSU Bank down 0.4% each. The BSE midcap index was down 0.4 percent and smallcap index ended flat.
Rupee at Close
24th December, 2025
Indian rupee ended lower at 89.78 per dollar on Wednesday against previous close of 89.66.
Source money control
FII’s & DII’s Activity on 24th December, 2025, 2025
Net value in crores
| BUY | SELL | |
| DII | 2,381.34 | |
| FII | 1,721.26 |
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