Latest after the Bell @ 4:00 PM — Wednesday, December 17th 2025

Caution remained the watchword, with Nifty bears lurking and prowling around Dalal Street.

Benchmark Indices at 3:30 PM
NIFTY (-42, 25819)
SENSEX (-120, 84560)
BANK NIFTY (-108, 58927)

Nifty extended its losing streak to a third straight session, with a gloomy trading setup where pessimism outweighed optimism.

Interestingly, the losses came despite the rupee rebounded to around ₹90.5 per dollar from record lows after the RBI stepped in to defend the currency. State-run banks sold dollars aggressively on behalf of the central bank, triggering a sharp intraday recovery after the rupee briefly slipped past the ₹91 mark.

The intervention aimed to arrest the rupee’s one-way slide, following heavy losses driven by FII outflows and sustained dollar demand. The rupee is down over 6% this year, among the worst-performing EM currencies, pressured by steep US tariffs and trade uncertainty.

Bottom-line: Nifty and the Indian Rupee may stay under pressure until meaningful progress is seen on US–India trade negotiations.

The Gyan Mantra for Nifty Traders: Rallies are likely to face selling pressure — trade light on leveraged long positions and stay cautious.

The pessimism in Nifty can be attributed to two key factors:

1) Rupee weakness:
2) Relentless foreign outflows: Continued FII selling, amid lingering US–India trade frictions, further weighed on domestic equities.

Net-net: Currency pressure and foreign fund outflows kept risk appetite firmly in check.

# Adv-Dec 25—25
# INDIA VIX 9.83 (-2.29%)
# NIFTY PCR (23rd DEC) 0.58
# NIFTY PCR (30th DEC) 1.00
# USD/INR Futures (DEC) (-0.68%, 90.44)

# SECTOR GAINERS:
NIFTY PSUBANKS (+1.29%)
NIFTY IT (+0.29%)
NIFTY METAL (+0.25%)

# SECTORS LOSERS
NIFTY MEDIA (-1.71%)
NIFTY CONSUMER DURABLES (-0.96%)
NIFTY REALTY (-0.84%)

# TODAY’S MARKET RE-CAP:
1) Nifty (-0.16%) fell for 3rd straight day and is now again below its psychological 25850 mark.

The negative takeaway was that Nifty slipped below its 21 DMA (26019) but is still above its 50 DMA (25803) and its 100 DMA (25320). Nifty’s 200 DMA at 24768 mark.

2) Bank Nifty (-0.18%) ended on a cautious note and way below the dotted lines. Bank Nifty’s all-time-high continue to be at 60,114.05 mark.

3) The market breadth (24:26) was almost evenly poised.

4) Nifty Mid-cap (-0.54%) and Nifty Small-cap (-0.73%) also fell in tandem with major benchmarks.

5) Meanwhile, the benchmarks are now way below their recent new record highs:

26,325.80
Sensex: 86,159.02
Bank Nifty: 60,114.05

# STOCKS IN SPOTLIGHT:

1) Ahluwalia Contracts (India) inched 0.37% higher after securing an EPC civil construction order from the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) for works at Punauradham, Sitamarhi (Bihar). (sOURCE: CNBC TV18)

2) Shriram Finance jumped 2.07% to hit a record high after the company announced that its board will meet on December 19 to consider a fund-raising proposal. The options on the table include a rights issue, preferential allotment, QIP, or other permissible routes.

2) Indian Overseas Bank plunged 6.45%, after the government proposed to divest up to 3% equity in the lender through an offer for sale (OFS), triggering selling pressure in the stock.

3) RailTel Corporation of India edged 0.71% lower despite securing a ₹26.9 crore LoA for implementing advanced IT infrastructure at V.O. Chidambaranar Port.

4) Diamond Power Infrastructure gained 0.419% after receiving a ₹57.6 crore LoI from Rajesh Power for the supply of cables.

5) Lupin rose 1.12% after its Nagpur injectable facility received the US FDA’s Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) with a Voluntary Action Indicated (VAI) classification.
(Source: liveMint, Moneycontrol, business Standard)

# BULLS OF THE DAY:
SHRIRAMFIN (+2.07%)
SBIN (+1.58%)
HINDALCO (+1.30%)
EICHERMOT (+1.15%)
TATACONSUM (+0.86%)

# BEARS OF THE DAY:
MAXHEALTH (-3.71%)
APOLLOHOSP (-1.98%)
TRENT (-1.66%)
BAJAJ AUTO (-1.55%)
HDFCLIFE (-1.49%)

# Stocks scaling fresh 52-week high:
HINDZINC (CMP 577.5) 52-week high at ₹ 587.80
NATIONALUM (CMP 278.95) 52-week high at ₹ 281.50.

52 week lows
ACC (CMP 1757.50) 52 week low at 1751
BATAINDIA (CMP 939.55) 52-week low at 937
COLPAL (CMP 2083) 52-week low at 2075.30
PAGEIND (CMP 35990) 52-week low at 35980
PFC (CMP 335.20) 52-week low at 334.25.
REC (CMP 333.30) 52-week low at 332.50.

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