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The Indian benchmark started the holiday-truncated week on a strong note with Nifty rising above 26,150, led by buying across the sectors, positive global cues, and persistent buying by FIIs and DIIs.
At close, the Sensex was up 638.12 points or 0.77 percent at 85,567.48, and the Nifty was up 206 points or 0.79 percent at 26,172.40. About 2601 shares advanced, 1363 shares declined, and 163 shares remained unchanged.
All the sectoral indices ended higher with capital goods, metal, and IT up 1-2%.
The biggest Nifty gainers were Shriram Finance, Trent, Wipro, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, while losers included SBI, HDFC Life, Cipla, Tata Consumer, and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Among the broader market indices, the BSE Midcap index added 0.8 percent, and the smallcap index jumped 1 percent.
STOCKS TODAY
Sudeep Pharma
The newly-listed shares of Sudeep Pharma dropped more than 3 percent to their day’s low on December 22 after the company released its first results since market debut. The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 45.74 crore for the July-September quarter of FY26. This marks a fall of more than 6 percent year-on-year (YoY) from the Rs 48.75 crore net profit reported in the same period of the previous financial year.
KEC International
KEC International shares gained almost 5 percent after the Delhi High Court allowed the company to participate in the ongoing bids of various projects, including that of Power Grid Corporation of India. Earlier, the state-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) prohibited the company from participating in its tenders for a period of nine months through an order issued on November 10, 2025.
GE Vernova T&D India
The shares of GE Vernova T&D India jumped more than 4.5 percent after the company announced that it has won a large order from AESL Projects a subsidiary of Adani Energy Solutions has awarded a contract for the design and establishment of 2,500 megawatts (MW), ± 500 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) VSC terminal station (2×1250 MW) for evacuation of renewable power from KPS 3 (Khavda) to South Olpad.
Infosys
The shares of Indian IT company Infosys jumped 2.89 percent in trade, pushing the Nifty IT index into the green for the fourth consecutive session. Rising hopes for further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and soaring Infosys ADR were among the six key factors behind the sharp rise.
Source – Money Control