Indian equity indices ended lower for the third straight day; Sectoral indices ended mixed; Broader market indices ended lower

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Indian benchmark indices fell for the third straight session on Wednesday as investors stayed cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy signals for 2026, while the continued foreign fund outflows also weighed on the sentiment.

At close, the Sensex was down 275.01 points or 0.32 percent at 84,391.27, and the Nifty was down 81.65 points or 0.32 percent at 25,758. About 1830 shares advanced, 2186 shares declined, and 133 shares unchanged.

Eicher Motors, Hindalco, HDFC Life, Tata Steel and Adani Ports were among the top gainers on the Nifty; while losers were InterGlobe Aviation, Eternal (Zomato), Trent, Bharti Airtel and Apollo Hospitals.

Among sectors, metal and media indices rose 0.4% each, while IT, capital goods, realty, consumer durables, PSU Bank, private bank declined 0.5-1 percent.

Among the broader market indices, the BSE midcap index fell 1 percent, while smallcap index shed by 0.7 percent.

STOCKS TODAY

Coforge

Shares went down 2.7 percent along with other IT shares extending losses for the third consecutive session. This comes as investors remain cautious and expect a ‘hawkish cut’ ahead of the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting outcome later today.

Hindustan Zinc

The shares of Hindustan Zinc surged 4.7 percent as silver hit fresh lifetime highs, where prices crossed $60 for the first time and continued to hover near $61 an ounce, marking a 32 percent jump in the last 24 hours and also rising hopes for a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

AU Small Finance Bank

AU Small Finance Bank shares went up over 2 percent and rose to a fresh 52-week high on Wednesday after the lender received approval from the Department of Financial Services to raise its foreign investment limit to 74 percent of its paid-up capital.

Highway Infrastructure

Highway Infrastructure share price added nearly 3 percent after the company received the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) of Rs 328,77,77,777 from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for operation at Kaza fee plaza on Chilakaluripet-Vijayawada section of NH-16 in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Interglobe Aviation

The shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo, dropped more than 3 percent on December 10, falling for eight out of nine consecutive sessions. This comes after Indian government ordered the airline to cut 10 percent of its planner flights after its mass cancellations.

Source – Money Control