Finance
Stock Market on Friday, December 19, 2025: Equity benchmark indices had a strong trading session on Friday, helped by consistent buying support from index heavyweights Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. The positive IPO of ICICI Prudential AMC, combined with a drop in the Indian Rupee, bolstered market sentiment.
The BSE Sensex opened with a positive gap of over 275 points and rose to a high of 85,067.50. The Sensex finished with a gain of 447.55 points, or 0.5%, at 84,929.
The NSE Nifty 50 reached a high of 25,993 and closed 151 points higher at 25,966.
Bharat Electronics (BEL), Power Grid Corporation, and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) were the top Sensex gainers, rising more than 2% apiece. Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserve, and Infosys all rose around 1% on Friday.
On the other side, HCL Technologies fell 1%. The only other Sensex 30 shares that finished in the red were Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, and TCS.
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices rose by about 1.3% apiece. The overall market breadth is fairly optimistic, with approximately two stocks increasing for every dropping one on the BSE.
On its debut today, ICICI Purdential AMC traded at a 19% premium to its issue price of ₹2,576 after reaching a high of ₹2,662.
In other important news, Shriram Finance jumped as much as 5% after the business stated it came into formal agreements with MUFG Bank for an investment of ₹39,618 crore and 20% equity sale.
The Indian rupee finished strong at 89.25 against the US dollar after a late rally.
Source: BS
