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Metal, PSU Bank and Oil & Gas shares advanced while realty, IT and auto shares declined.
At 13:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 101.66 points or 0.12% to 83,523.12. The Nifty 50 index fell 27.65 points or 0.10% to 25,705.20.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.13% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.24%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,045 shares rose and 1,949 shares fell. A total of 206 shares were unchanged.
Gainers & Losers:
NTPC (up 3.57%), Tata Steel (up 3.57%), Axis Bank (up 2.95%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)(up 2.81%) and Ultratech Cement (up 2.04%) were the major Nifty50 gainers.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (down 1.92%), Asian Paints (down 1.76%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 1.64%), Hindustan Unilever (down 1.61%) and Tech Mahindra (down 1.36%) were the major Nifty50 losers.
Economy:
The annual rate of inflation based on the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) increased 0.83% year-on-year in December 2025, compared with a decline of 0.32% in November 2025. Inflation turned positive after three months and marked the fastest pace since April, mainly driven by higher prices of manufactured products.
Inflation in manufactured products accelerated to 1.82% in December 2025 from 1.33% in November 2025, led by an increase in prices of food products, pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products, and cement, lime & plaster. Inflation in food products rose to 0.90% from 0.62%, while prices of pharmaceuticals increased to 1.60% from 1.39% a month earlier. Inflation in cement, lime & plaster stood at 0.30% compared with 0.08% in November.
Food prices remained unchanged in December after declining 2.27% in November, supported by higher prices of milk, fruits, eggs, meat & fish. Meanwhile, inflation in fuel and power remained negative at 2.31% in December 2025 compared with a contraction of 2.27% in November, weighed down by lower prices of LPG, petrol, and high-speed diesel.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Just Dial fell 1.73% the company reported 10.2% decline in net profit to Rs 118 crore despite a 6.4% rise in operating revenue to Rs 305.7 crore in Q3 FY26 as compared with Q3 FY25.
Tata Elxsi fell 4.47% after the company reported 45.28% decline in net profit to Rs 108.89 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 199 crore posted in Q3 FY25. However, revenue from operations rose 1.52% to Rs 953.47 crore in Q3 FY26 as against Rs 939.17 crore posted in Q3 FY25.
5paisa Capital added 1.21% the company reported a 23.98% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 12.30 crore for the quarter ended 31 December 2025, compared to Rs 16.18 crore in the same quarter last year. Total revenue from operations fell 7.02% YoY to Rs 79.28 crore in the quarter ended 31 December 2025.
Puravankara surged 12.23% after the real estate developer reported a 17% increase in sales value to Rs 1,414 crore in Q3 FY26, compared with Rs 1,209 crore in Q3 FY25. The company’s collections climbed 22% YoY to Rs 1,140 crore in Q3 FY26.
Mini Diamonds India surged 2.82% after the company said it has received an order worth Rs 14 crore from Aura Diamond, a Mumbai-based domestic entity, for the supply of lab-grown polished diamonds.
Global Markets:
European market advanced as investors in the region focus on a meeting between U.S., Greenlandic and Danish officials to discuss the Arctic island’s future.
Most Asian markets advanced as Japanese indexes hit record highs on Wednesday.
The rally in Japanese stocks was fuelled by expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could call for a snap election, likely in February. If called, it will be Takaichi’s first time facing Japan’s voters in an election.
Overnight in the U.S., all three major indexes fell as investors grappled with volatility from a flurry of proposals from U.S. President Donald Trump floated in the past few days.
The S&P 500 dipped 0.19% as investors sold JPMorgan despite better-than-expected numbers, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1%.
NTPC Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 349.5, up 3.43% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.09% on the day, quoting at 25754.85. The Sensex is at 83636.15, up 0.01%. NTPC Ltd has added around 7.89% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has added around 0.72% in last one month and is currently quoting at 34416.7, up 1.04% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 102.16 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 92.27 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 349.75, up 3.4% on the day. NTPC Ltd is up 8.76% in last one year as compared to a 10.95% gain in NIFTY and a 2.82% gain in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 16.45 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.
NTPC Ltd rose for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 348.05, up 3.49% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.55% on the day, quoting at 26289.4. The Sensex is at 85636.03, up 0.53%. NTPC Ltd has added around 7.77% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has added around 2.78% in last one month and is currently quoting at 35507.65, up 1.62% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 110.29 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 73.73 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark January futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 346.75, up 2.89% on the day. NTPC Ltd is up 2.41% in last one year as compared to a 9.52% gain in NIFTY and a 0.52% gain in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 16.37 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.
Pharma shares tumbled for third straight session.
At 12:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 308.73 points or 0.36% to 85,104.61. The Nifty 50 index dropped 79.30 points or 0.30% to 26,063.35.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.19% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.04%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,848 shares rose and 2,140 shares fell. A total of 205 shares were unchanged.
Derivatives:
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 0.48% to 9.15. The Nifty 30 December 2025 futures were trading at 26,081.50, at a premium of 18.15 points as compared with the spot at 26,063.35.
The Nifty option chain for the 30 December 2025 expiry showed a maximum call OI of 285 lakh contracts at the 26,100 strike price. Maximum put OI of 196.4 lakh contracts was seen at 26,000 strike price.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Pharma index declined 0.39% to 22,668.10. The index declined 1.13% in the three consecutive trading sessions.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 1.66%), Piramal Pharma (down 1.29%), Ajanta Pharma (down 0.79%), Alkem Laboratories (down 0.75%), Ipca Laboratories (down 0.67%), Zydus Lifesciences (down 0.65%), Torrent Pharmaceuticals (down 0.61%), Mankind Pharma (down 0.53%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 0.5%) and Lupin (down 0.1%) declined.
NTPC rose 0.95%. The company announced the commercial operation of the remaining 13 MW of its 23 MW Solapur Solar PV Project in Maharashtra, taking the project to full capacity.
Apollo Micro Systems climbed 2.17% after the company received orders amounting to Rs 100.24 crore from a private company for the supply of Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Panacea Biotec surged 14.66% after it has received an award from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for the supply of its WHO pre-qualified pentavalent vaccine, Easyfive-TT, for 2023–2027.
NTPC is India's largest energy conglomerate. It has a presence in the entire value chain of the power generation business.
The company’s consolidated net profit declined 3.9% to Rs 5,066.78 crore on a 0.2% increase in net sales to Rs 44,785.82 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
Shares of NTPC rose 0.90% to Rs 325.50 on the BSE.
NTPC Ltd is up for a third straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 324.1, up 1.06% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.05% on the day, quoting at 26186.55. The Sensex is at 85580.54, up 0.02%. NTPC Ltd has gained around 0.2% in last one month.
Meanwhile, Nifty Energy index of which NTPC Ltd is a constituent, has gained around 0.48% in last one month and is currently quoting at 35025.45, up 0.66% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 24.79 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 73.98 lakh shares in last one month.
The benchmark December futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 324.8, up 1.01% on the day. NTPC Ltd is down 3.34% in last one year as compared to a 10.36% jump in NIFTY and a 0.49% jump in the Nifty Energy index.
The PE of the stock is 15.62 based on TTM earnings ending September 25.
With this, the current commercial capacity of NTPC Green stands at 7639.075 MW and the total installed capacity of the NGEL Group will increase to 7645.675 MW.
With this, the total installed and commercial capacity of NTPC Group will be 84,931 MW.
The current commercial capacity of NGEL Group stands at 7563.575 MW. With the addition of this capacity, the total installed capacity of NGEL Group will increase to 7639.075 MW.
This rating upgrade reflects NTPC's strengthened commitment to and enhanced performance in sustainability, governance and climate responsibility. It underscores the company's ongoing transition towards a cleaner energy portfolio and stronger ESG framework embedded both at the execution and the management levels.