Stock Market Today: Amid the rise in global markets and buying by foreign investors, domestic stock markets closed with a rise on Friday, December 19, 2025, after four days of decline. The benchmark index BSE Sensex rose by 447 points while NSE Nifty rose by 151 points.
Analysts said that November’s retail inflation data in the US was lower than expected, which strengthened the expectations of further cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve, which increased the inclination of investors towards stocks.
BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50
BSE’s benchmark index Sensex based on 30 shares rose 447.55 points or 0.53 percent to close at 84,929.36 points. At one time during trading it had increased by 585.69 points to reach 85,067.50 points. NSE’s 50-share standard index Nifty also closed at 25,966.40 points with a gain of 150.85 points or 0.58 percent.
There was rise and fall in these shares
Among the companies included in the Sensex group, shares of Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers. On the other hand, a declining trend was seen in the shares of HCL Tech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma.
global market situation
In other markets of Asia, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei, China’s Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng indices closed with gains. European stock markets were trading with gains. A rise was recorded in the American markets on Thursday.
Ponmudi R, chief executive officer of online trading platform Enrich Money. “Investor sentiment remained positive and supported by global indicators. Global risk appetite increased as expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve increased,” it said.
He further said that the improvement in rupee against the US dollar also increased the confidence of investors and buying was seen on a large scale. According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) made a net purchase of shares worth Rs 595.78 crore on Thursday.
At the same time, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) also bought shares worth Rs 2,700.36 crore in the last trading session. Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.40 percent to $59.58 per barrel.
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