Stock markets trade higher in early deals

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied successful aboriginal commercialized connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025), tracking a affirmative inclination successful planetary markets and accordant buying by home organization investors.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 115.8 points to 85,640.64 successful aboriginal trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 40.7 points to 26,217.85.

From the 30-Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Trent, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports and Eternal were among the gainers.

However, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech and Sun Pharma were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan's Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai's SSE Composite scale and Hong Kong's Hang Seng scale traded successful affirmative territory.

U.S. markets ended higher connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025).

“As 2025 draws to a adjacent the marketplace appears to beryllium moving to a consolidation signifier with an upward bias. The beardown home macros and the supportive net maturation expectations successful Q3 and Q4 of FY26 and for FY27 volition supply the cardinal enactment to the market. The sustained home inflows and accordant DII buying volition impart resilience to the market. However, since FIIs whitethorn merchantability the rallies, a crisp breakout is unlikely,” V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited, said.

Mr. Vijayakumar further said that the RBI determination to bash an further OMO (Open Market Operations) to the tune of ₹2 lakh crore volition importantly heighten liquidity and bring down yields.

“This is affirmative for recognition maturation and banking stocks,” helium added.

The Reserve Bank of India connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025) said it volition acquisition authorities securities worthy ₹2 lakh crore and behaviour a $10 cardinal buy/sell dollar-rupee swap auction to inject liquidity successful the banking system.

The OMO (Open Market Operations) acquisition and swap auctions volition beryllium conducted betwixt December 29, 2025 and January 22, 2026.

Announcing the decision, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it volition proceed to show evolving liquidity and marketplace conditions and instrumentality measures arsenic due to guarantee orderly liquidity conditions.

The latest announcement comes days aft the RBI conducted ₹1 lakh crore OMO acquisition auctions of Government of India securities and USD/INR Buy/Sell Swap auction of $5 cardinal for a tenor of 3 years.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worthy ₹1,794.80 crore connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025), according to speech data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), however, remained buyers arsenic they bought equities worthy ₹3,812.37 crore.

Brent crude, the planetary lipid benchmark, traded 0.02% up astatine $62.39 per barrel.

Snapping the two-day gaining streak, the Sensex connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025) dipped 42.64 points oregon 0.05% to settee astatine 85,524.84. The Nifty ended marginally up by 4.75 points oregon 0.02% to 26,177.15.