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That's all for today folks. But before we depart let's talk about how exhausting dating has become in the recent times. Romance still exists, but it now feels like another task on an endless to-do list, squeezed between the gym, therapy, work deadlines and unanswered WhatsApps.
Dating has grown more self-aware, transactional and exhausting and maybe we have normalised behaviour that would’ve once sounded absurd. When did finding connection start to feel like project management?
Well while you ponder on this here are few dating trends that 'exhausted' people.
Tata Steel, Asian Paint, Tata Consumer, Grasim and Axis Bank emerged as the top gainers for the day.
On the other hand, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech and Mahindra & Mahindra were the worst performers of the Nifty 50 index.
Broader indices closed lower. Nifty Midcap 150 ended 0.40% lower and Nifty Smallcap 250 closed 0.53% lower.
BSE and gland Pharma emerged as top losers in Nifty Midcap 150
Avanti feeds and kajaria ceramics emerged as top losers in NIfty smallcap 250
Most sectoral indices fell with Nifty IT and Nifty Realty leading the decline, while Nifty Media, Nifty FMCG and Nifty PSU Bank were among the gainers.
Nazara Tech emerged as top gainers in Nifty media
HCL Tech and Mphasis emerged as top losers in Nifty IT
Nifty metal gave up all intraday gains and closed in Red , amid decline in Global commodity prices
Nifty FMCG gains for second consecutive day
NIFTY IT, Nifty Pharma, Nifty Bank falls for fourth consecutive day
Nifty Financials, Nifty oil and gas, Nifty Auto falls for third consecutive day
Nifty metal snaps seven day gaining streak
Indian equities ended lower extending gains for the third day.
Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex fell nearly 0.50% on Monday after a positive opening.
Nifty ends 100.20 points or 0.38% lower at 25,942.10.
Sensex ends 345.91 points or 0.41% down at 84,695.54.
Co-founder Varun Alagh raises stake by 0.57% via block deal at Rs 270 per share
Promoter Group holding rises to 35.54%
As the trading session approaches closing for the day, the Nifty 50 is trading 0.44% lower at 25,943.80, and Sensex traded 0.41% lower at 84,701.70.
Measured in US dollar terms and including dividends, the Nifty 50 has delivered a total return of 1,922.38% since December 31, 1998 — translating into a 11.78% CAGR over nearly 27 years, even after accounting for rupee depreciation.
Over the same period, gold returned 1,472.66% (10.74% per annum), while the S&P 500 lagged with just 821.05% returns (8.57% per annum).
Crucially, a like-for-like comparison with the US market should be against the NSE 500, not the Nifty. On that basis, Indian equities look even stronger: the NSE 500 has delivered 2,590.1% returns, or 12.96% per annum in dollar terms over the past 27 years — reinforcing India’s long-term equity outperformance on a global scale, pointed market vteran Sameer Arora.
Wow. Beat this
— Samir Arora (@Iamsamirarora) December 29, 2025
NIFTY 50 (total return inlcuding dividends) from December 31st, 1998 to today is 1922.38% or 11.78% CAGR over near 27 years (in US$ terms)
Returns from Gold (which also Indians own in enough quantity) are 1472.66% or 10.74% p.a. over the same period(in US$ terms)⦠https://t.co/CCqbkoKPCl
Platinum corrects 9% from day’s high of $2,491/oz
LME Copper retreats 1.5% from day’s high of $12,282 per tonne
Silver prices slips 9% from days high at $75
Sharp fall in Global Silver prices, slips 9% from days high at $75.
Profit booking seen after scorching rally.
Hind Zinc slips more than 5% from days high.
Traders book profits after record run.
Silver’s 14-day RSI above 70.
Whipsaws after record breaking run beyond $80.
At a time when most automakers are keeping their options open, the Mahindra group has chosen to shut one door firmly. Even as hybrids gain traction across the Indian vehicle market, Mahindra has doubled down on a clear position — electric vehicles, not hybrids, are the long term answer.
In a recent interview with NDTV Profit, Anish Shah, the Managing Director and CEO of the Mahindra Group, sat in the driver’s seat of 'BE6 Batman Edition' — a limited-edition SUV, that sold out 999 units in just two minutes — and spoke about the decision to back 'electric-born' vehicles, and the group's diversification plays.
"Hybrid gives you a short-term advantage,” says Shah, “But once charging infrastructure improves, that advantage goes away.
Mahindra Steering Away From Hybrid Models: CEO Anish Shah Bets On EVs For Long-TermSilver MCX slipped almost 6% from day's high of Rs 254,174/Kg.
Silver MCX at Rs 238,335/Kg
Silver MCX made intraday high of Rs 254,174/Kg
Metals have been one of the success stories in global markets in 2025, outweighing most other risk assets through exceptional returns. But the sharp rally has left investors questioning whether the trend will continue further going into 2026.
Addressing the recent volatility, Nilesh Shah of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management, in an interview with NDTV Profit, distinguished between the drivers of precious metals and industrial commodities.
Nilesh Shah highlighted that the surge in gold is structural, driven largely by central banks diversifying their foreign exchange reserves amid changing geopolitical scenarios.
The Metals Boom Has a Split Personality — Nilesh Shah ExplainsAnalysts pick Titan and Dalmia Bharat as the top picks today.
Here are top buy calls from analysts today.
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Ram Ratna Wires board allots 4.7 crore shares as bonus issue in 1:1 ratio.
Fixes Dec. 26 as record date for bonus issue.
Indian equities were trading lowerer after it opened flat on Monday.
Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex fell nearly 0.30%.
Nifty rose 0.25% to 26,106.80 but pared gains to trade 0.30% lower at 25,964.85 as of 12 p.m.
Sensex was up 0.25% to 85,250 before it pared gains to trade 0.34% lower at 84,754.88.
Broader indices were trading lower. Nifty Midcap 150 fell 0.26%; Nifty Smallcap 250 was trading 0.34% lower.
Most sectoral indices fell, led by Nifty IT and Nifty Realty. Nifty Metal and Nifty Defence were trading higher.
Nifty Bank fell 0.29%, Nifty IT was down nearly 0.22%.
Tata Steel, Eternal, JSW Steel, ONGC and Titan were top Nifty gainers.
Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, TCS and Bharti Airtel were top Nifty losers.
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As of 11:30 a.m., Nifty 50 fell 0.27% to trade below 25,600 and Sensex was down 253.45 points at 84,788.
L&T shares were in focus on Monday after it won an order worth Rs 1,000-5,000 crore for its transport infra business. The order is for construction of bridges and underpasses for the Hyderabad Greenfield Radial Road.
Most Defence stocks rally on Monday with Mishra Dhatu gaining the most followed by Mazagon Dock.
Most metal stocks rally on Monday with Hindustan Copper leading gain as metals extend gains.
Shares of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) halted a four-day gaining streak and declined as much as 4.3% to Rs 371.30.
The intraday fall was the steepest since Aug. 12, 2025. Trading volume was more than six times its 20-day average, according to Bloomberg data.
The scrip had advanced 18% in the past five days and returned 16% in the past 30 days, Bloomberg data showed.
In a year dominated by AI stocks and tech titans, an old-world asset has quietly staged a modern comeback. Silver has surged past Nvidia to become the world’s second-largest asset by market capitalisation, trailing only gold and leaving behind some of the most valuable public companies on the planet.
Sigachi shares fell over 10% after the MD/ CEO was remanded on investigation of fire incident.
Ceigall shares rose over 5% on Monday after its arm received letter of award worth Rs 1,089 crore from Madhya Pradesh road development corporation.
The order is for Construction of Indore Ujjain Green field 4 lane and was to be completed in 24 months.
The shares of John Cockerill rose over 5% on Monday after Ace Investor Ramesh Damani bought stake in the company.
Ramesh Damani bought 27,500 shares (0.55% stake) at Rs 4704.45 apiece.
John Cockerill Sa (Promoter) sold 1.95 lakh shares (3.96% stake).
Post stake sale promoter shareholding to reduce to 70.92% from 74.89% earlier.
The shares of Hindustan Copper were in focus on Monday after it rose over 14% on the pack of surge in Copper prices. The shares have gained for seventh consecutive trading session. Stock gains 50% in past one month.
Hindustan Zinc rose over 3% on Monday amid silver rally. Stock is up 29% in past 1 month, while Silver prices up 48% in past 1 month
Why are the shares in focus?
Among Top 5 Silver producing mines
India’s only integrated and listed silver company
Silver contributes over 40% to profitability
Company guided for 680 metric tonnes of silver production in FY2026
Silver prices are on a roll with the Silver MCX crossing Rs 2.5 lakh per KG mark on Tuesday. This is the sixth consecutive day of gains for the white metal.
Gains 24% in the last six trading sessions. The commodity will see 8th consecutive month of gains in December.
Rises by 149% over the last eight months.
Shares of Coforge are falling on Monday's trade even after the company announced a major acquisition of US-based AI firm Encora for a total consideration of $2.25 billion.
The stock opened at Rs 1,711 but has since retreated to Rs 1,642 levels, accounting for fall of almost 2%. This comes despite a slew of positive brokerages notes in light of the company's acquisition of Encora.
While the markets were trading in the green, Nifty IT saw minor decline. The fall was majorly led by Cyent and HCLTech.
On NSE, seven out of 15 sectors were in the green. Nifty Metal and Nifty Defence lead the advance, while Nifty Media and Nifty FMCG traded in red.
Broader markets were trading mixed, with the NSE Midcap 150 trading 0.07% higher and NSE Smallcap was trading 0.10% lower.
HDFC Bank, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Kotak Mahindra Bank and BEL added to the Nifty 50 index.
RIL, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Adani Ports weighed on the Nifty 50 index.
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex opened mixed on Monday. The Nifty 50 opened 0.08% higher at 26,106.80 and Sensex opened 0.04% down at 85,004.75. However, minutes after open the markets rose with Nifty and Sensex rising as much as 0.25%.
At pre-open, the NSE Nifty 50 was trading 21.90 points or 0.08% higher at 26,063.35. The BSE Sensex was down 38.39 points at 85,003.06.
Rupee opens 4 paise weaker at 89.90 against US Dollar. It closed at 89.86 on Friday.
In a year dominated by AI stocks and tech titans, an old-world asset has quietly staged a modern comeback. Silver has surged past Nvidia to become the world’s third-largest asset by market capitalisation, trailing only gold and leaving behind some of the most valuable public companies on the planet.
After prices smashed through $84 an ounce, silver’s market capitalisation crossed $4.7 trillion, underscoring just how dramatic its rally has been. For context, this ranking includes all assets — public companies, precious metals, cryptocurrencies and ETFs.
Silver Overtakes Nvidia: The $4.7 Trillion Market Cap Tussle Nobody Saw ComingThe shares of Va Tech Wabag will be in focus on Monday after it receives an order worth $30-75 million from Saudi Authority. It also received a repeat order for 50 million litre per day water treatment plant in Saudi Arabia.
Shares of shipbuilding companies such as Mazagon Dock, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and Cochin Shipyard will be in focus heading into trade on Monday after the government announced a massive push to boost domestic maritime industry.
The announcement came on Saturday from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), which will undertake two major shipbuilding initiatives - Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS).
Shipbuilders' Stocks Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, GRSE In Focus After Govt's Rs 44,700 Crore PushShares of Punjab National Bank Ltd. are going to be in focus in trade today. The PSU bank has reported a fraud of over Rs 2,000 crore to the Reserve Bank of India against the erstwhile promoters of two entities.
The case involves loan accounts of SREI Equipment Finance Ltd., linked to a fraud amounting to Rs 1,241 crore, and SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd., with Rs 1,193 crore. The state-owned bank has fully provisioned for these outstanding amounts, as disclosed in its stock exchange filing.
Read more here.
Coforge Ltd. shares are set to be in focus on Monday after the mid-tier IT services company announced its largest-ever acquisition — the purchase of US-based artificial intelligence and digital engineering firm Encora for an enterprise value of $2.35 billion, or around Rs 21,138 crore.
The deal will be funded entirely through a combination of a share swap and an equity raise, marking a bold strategic bet by Coforge to reposition itself as an AI-led technology services player rather than a traditional outsourcing firm.
Coforge Shares In Focus On Mega $2.35 Billion Encora Acquisition PlanA host of global and domestic brokerages have released fresh views on Coforge Ltd., Titan Ltd., Stylam Industries Ltd., Welspun Living, and more ahead of Monday's session.
They have also shared their outlook on the textile, automobile and auto component sectors, alongside broader cross-sector trends.
Read more here.
Silver retreated sharply after smashing through $80 an ounce for the first time, with traders taking profits from a record-breaking rally powered by a structural imbalance in supply and demand.
The white metal fell as much as 5% on Monday, after earlier spiking to a record $84 an ounce following five straight days of gains. A weaker dollar and escalating geopolitical tensions have added to the appeal of precious metals during an end-of-year jump to all-time highs for silver, gold and platinum.
Source: Bloomberg
Silver Pulls Back After Topping $80 In Historic Year-End RallyNifty December futures down by 0.44% to 26,058 at a premium of 16 points.
Nifty December futures open interest down by 17.6%.
Nifty Options on Dec 30: Maximum Call open interest at 26,200 and Maximum Put open interest at 26,000.
The US Dollar index is down 0.06% at 97.640.
Euro was up 0.10% at 1.1785.
Pound was up 0.07% at 1.3509.
Yen was down 0.19% at 156.28.
A broad measure of Asian equities edged up 0.2% in early trade, while US stock futures held steady after the S&P 500 closed just shy of a record high on Friday.
S&P 500 futures were little changed as of 9:32 a.m. Tokyo time
Japan’s Topix rose 0.1%
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1%
Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.3%
Good morning readers.
The GIFT Nifty was trading near 26,100 early on Monday as Nifty likely to once again face the 26,200 hurdle.
The futures contract based on the benchmark Nifty 50 rose 0.11% at 26,102 as of 6:51 a.m. indicating a positive start for the Indian markets.
In the previous session on Friday, the benchmark ended lower. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 99.80 points or 0.38% lower at 26,042.30, while the BSE Sensex closed 367.25 points or 0.43% lower at 85,041.45.
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