Finance
Stock Market on Thursday, December 18, 2025: The Indian market benchmark indices closed Thursday’s trading session on a lackluster note, with gains from IT shares offset by losses in certain auto, metal, and pharmaceutical firms.
The BSE Sensex fluctuated by 542 points, from an intra-day low of 84,238 to a high of 84,780 before closing 78 points down at 84,482.
In the process, the BSE Sensex fell for the fourth consecutive trading session, losing 785 points in that time.
Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty 50 fell 3 points from its day’s high of 25,902 to end at 24,815.55.
TCS was the top gainer among the Sensex 30 shares – it rose 2 per cent. Tech Mahindra and Infosys advanced around 1.7 per cent each. Adani Ports, HCL Technologies and Axis Bank were the other notable movers. On the flip side, Sun Pharma stock shed 2.7 per cent following the USFDA classified the Baska facility inspection outcome as Official Action Indicated (OAI). Tata Steel, Power Grid, Asian Paints, Larsen & Tourbro and NTPC were the other prominent losers.
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap index closed flat, while the SmallCap fell 0.3%. The overall market breadth was very negative, with over 2,500 shares falling and 1,644 equities rising on the BSE.
The BSE IT index increased more than 1%. On Thursday, the Power index fell 1%, while the Auto index fell 0.50%.
Source: BS
