{"id":6166,"date":"2025-12-22T14:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/?p=6166"},"modified":"2025-12-23T03:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:46:11","slug":"indian-equity-markets-close-strong-led-by-it-and-metal-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/indian-equity-markets-close-strong-led-by-it-and-metal-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets Close Strong Led by IT and Metal Stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian equity markets ended Monday\u2019s session on a firm footing, powered by strong buying in IT and metal stocks, while stock-specific action in names such as Shriram Finance, Infosys, Wipro, Trent, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Zinc and Jupiter Wagons kept sentiment upbeat through the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benchmark Nifty 50 closed above the key 26,150 level, while the Sensex surged over 600 points, as optimism around global rate cuts, easing US inflation, and a firmer rupee supported risk appetite.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Benchmark Performance at the Close<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the closing bell on Monday, December 22, 2025, markets ended near the day\u2019s highs.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nifty 50:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 206 points or 0.79% at 26,172<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sensex:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gained 638 points to 85,567<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bank Nifty:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Added 235 points to 59,304<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nifty remained elevated throughout the session, comfortably holding above its short and medium-term moving averages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nseindia.com\/market-data\/live-market-indices\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSE<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, BSE)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>IT and Metal Stocks Lead the Rally<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sectoral trends clearly favoured technology and metals.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nifty IT jumped 2.06%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nifty Metal rose 1.41%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nifty Auto gained 0.82%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT stocks advanced on hopes of an early US Federal Reserve rate cut, while metal stocks rallied on strength in global commodity prices, particularly silver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Economic Times)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Top Gainers on the Nifty<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rally was led by heavyweight stocks that attracted strong institutional interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/trent.html?id=1000003415\"><b>Trent<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 3.86%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/shriram-finance-limited.html?id=1000009639\"><b>Shriram Finance<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 3.67%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/wipro.html?id=1000000678\"><b>Wipro<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 3.10%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/infosys.html?id=1000002198\"><b>Infosys<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 2.89%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/bharti-airtel.html?id=1000001413\"><b>Bharti Airtel<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 2.09%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nseindia.com\/market-data\/live-market-indices\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSE<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Stock-Specific Action Steals the Spotlight<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several stocks delivered sharp moves during the day on corporate developments and order wins.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/hindustan-zinc.html?id=1000001401\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindustan Zinc <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rose 2.7%, extending its rally as silver prices climbed to record highs. The stock is now up over 25% in the past month.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/ge-t&amp;d-india.html?id=1000003638\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ge Vernova T&amp;D India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surged 5.7% after securing a multi-year contract from AESL Projects Limited.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/rites.html?id=1000004180\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RITES<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gained 2.7% following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Republic of Botswana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/apollo-micro-systems.html?id=1000008201\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apollo Micro Systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advanced 5% after receiving two technology transfers from DRDO for directed energy weapon systems.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/concord-enviro-systems.html?id=1000009607\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concord Control Systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> climbed 5% on winning an order worth \u20b9139 crore from Indian Railways.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/fortis-healthcare.html?id=1000002725\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortis Healthcare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> added 2% after acquiring a 125-bedded hospital in Bengaluru.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Business Standard, APN News, Moneycontrol<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Mid and Small-Cap Stocks Outperform<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broader markets continued to outperform the benchmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nifty Midcap Index:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Up 0.76%<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nifty Smallcap Index:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gained 1.17%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market breadth remained decisively positive, with an advance-decline ratio of 40 stocks advancing against 10 declining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nseindia.com\/market-data\/live-market-indices\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSE<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moneycontrol)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Big Moves in Individual Stocks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some stocks recorded standout gains during the session.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/jupiter-wagons.html?id=1000002741\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jupiter Wagons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surged 20% after the promoter picked up a 0.55% stake.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/varun-beverages.html?id=1000009303\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varun Beverages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rose 3.6% after announcing the acquisition of South African beverage company Twizza.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bondada Engineering gained 2.7% on securing an order worth \u20b9945 crore from NLC India.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/r-r-kabel.html?id=1000008443\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R R Kabel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hit a fresh all-time high of \u20b91,563.10, rising 5% on expectations of healthy growth.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/hindustan-construction-company.html?id=1000004317\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HCC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> jumped over 11% following a major order win, extending its three-session rally to nearly 20%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Standard, Moneycontrol)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>More Than 120 Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bullish momentum pushed over 120 stocks to fresh 52-week highs, including NALCO, MCX India, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/equities\/company\/nse\/kirloskar-oil-eng.html?id=1000001443\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirloskar Oil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Shriram Finance, Hindustan Zinc, Hindalco Industries, Vedanta, Ashok Leyland, TVS Motor, Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank and Can Fin Homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Moneycontrol)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Global and Macro Triggers Support Sentiment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Markets cheered signs of easing inflation in the US, where annual inflation fell to 2.7% in December, the lowest since July. This reinforced expectations of a 25 basis point rate cut by the US Federal Reserve as early as January 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wall Street\u2019s strong close on Friday, despite an earlier AI-led sell-off, also boosted confidence. Adding to the positive cues, the Indian rupee strengthened, with USD\/INR futures easing to 89.6975.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bureau of Labor Statistics)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Precious Metals Hit Historic Peaks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bullion market witnessed an extraordinary rally alongside equities. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), precious metals shattered all previous records:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gold Futures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The February delivery contract soared by \u20b91,729 (1.29%) to hit a fresh record high of \u20b91,35,925 per 10 grams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Silver Futures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The March delivery contract surged by \u20b96,144 (2.95%) to reach a lifetime high of \u20b92,14,583 per kilogram.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Informist Media)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Volatility Remains Low, Trend Stays Positive<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market volatility is low, which means prices are not moving sharply up and down. This usually shows that investors are calm and confident rather than nervous or fearful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a technical point of view, the Nifty index is trading above its key average levels. In simple words, this suggests the market is in a healthy uptrend and buyers are still in control.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Support at 26,000 and 25,901: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">means these are levels where the market usually finds buying interest. If prices fall, many investors are likely to start buying around these levels, which can help stop a bigger fall.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Resistance at 26,350 and 26,551:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are levels where the market may face selling pressure. These are like ceilings that Nifty needs to break to move higher.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>All-time high of 26,325.80:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tells us that the market is very close to its highest-ever level, showing strong momentum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since markets will remain closed on Thursday, December 25, due to Christmas, the rally seen so far has raised hopes of a positive year-end move, often referred to as a seasonal rally, where markets tend to perform well toward the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><\/i><b><i>Source:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lotusfunds)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Bottom Line<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian markets closed strong as IT and metal stocks led gains, supported by positive global cues, easing inflation, and robust stock-specific action. With Nifty within striking distance of its all-time high, investor sentiment remains constructive heading into the shortened trading week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b><i>Disclaimer:<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Investments in the securities market are subject to market risks, read all the related documents carefully before investing. This content is purely for information purpose only and in no way to be considered as an advice or recommendation. The securities are quoted as an example and not as a recommendation.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors are requested to do their own due diligence before investing. 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The benchmark Nifty 50 closed above the key 26,150 level, while<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/indian-equity-markets-close-strong-led-by-it-and-metal-stocks\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Markets Close Strong Led by IT and Metal Stocks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":6167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[365,362,314,363,366,361,364,201,55,357,367],"class_list":["post-6166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hindustan-zinc-stock","tag-indian-stock-market-today","tag-infosys-share-price","tag-it-stocks-india","tag-market-wrap-india","tag-markets-close-strong","tag-metal-stocks-india","tag-nifty-50-closing","tag-sensex-today","tag-shriram-finance-shares","tag-stock-market-news-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paytmmoney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}