Food For Thought
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.
Sensex, Nifty Today: RIL, Bharti Airtel Lead Fall
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.
Sensex, Nifty Today: Nifty IT, Realty Lead Decline
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
Sensex, Nifty Today: Stock Market At Close
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.
Honasa Consumer Block Deal: Increase In Promoter Equity Stake
Co-founder Varun Alagh raises stake by 0.57% via block deal at Rs 270 per share
Promoter Group holding rises to 35.54%
Market Remains Under Pressure
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.
Nifty And NSE 500 Outperform Gold And S&P 500 Over 27 Years
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.
Metals Correct: Silver, Platinum, Copper Off Day's High
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
Silver Price Check: Silver MCX Prices Fall 9%
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.
Mahindra Steering Away From Hybrid Models: CEO Anish Shah Bets On EVs For Long-Term
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 Price Check: Silver MCX Slipped Almost 6% From Days High
Silver 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
The Metals Boom Has a Split Personality — Nilesh Shah Explains
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 ExplainsStock Market Live Update: Titan, Dalmia Bharat Among Top Picks
Analysts pick Titan and Dalmia Bharat as the top picks today.
Stock Market Live Update: Ram Ratna Wires Share Price In Focus
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.
Sensex, Nifty Today: Stock Market Watch 12 PM
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.
Stock Market Live Update: Brokerages Are Betting Big On These Sectors For 2026
Auto, cement, hospitality are some of the most important sectors to be invested in, in 2026. Here is a list watch here.
Stock Market Live Update: Nifty Below 26,000, Sensex Down 250 Points
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 Share Price Live: Stock Trades Lower Despite Order Win
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.
Stock Market Live: Defence Stocks Rally
Most Defence stocks rally on Monday with Mishra Dhatu gaining the most followed by Mazagon Dock.
Metal Stocks Rally: Hindustan Copper Leads Gains
Most metal stocks rally on Monday with Hindustan Copper leading gain as metals extend gains.
RVNL Share Price LIVE: Rail Vikas Nigam Halts Five-Day Rally, Stock Falls Over 4%
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.
New Day, New Record: Silver Overtakes Nvidia To Become Second-Largest Asset After Gold
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.
Stock Market Live: Sigachi Shares Fall Over 10%
Sigachi shares fell over 10% after the MD/ CEO was remanded on investigation of fire incident.
Stock Market Today: Ceigall Shares In Focus
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.
John Cockerill Shares In Focus After Ramesh Damani Buys Stake
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.
Hindustan Copper Shares In Focus: Stock Rises 14%
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 Shares In Focus: Stock Rises Over 3%
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 Price Today: Silver Crosses Rs 2.5 Lakh Per Kg On MCX
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.
Coforge Shares Fall Even After Key AI Acquisition
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.
Stock Market Live Updates: Most IT Stocks Decline
While the markets were trading in the green, Nifty IT saw minor decline. The fall was majorly led by Cyent and HCLTech.
Nifty, Sensex Live Today: Nifty Realty And Nifty Energy Lead Gains; Nifty IT Falls Most
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.
Nifty 50 Live Today: HDFC Bank, Tata Steel Add To The Index
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.
Stock Market Live Update: Nifty Opens Near 26,100, Sensex Up Over 100 Points
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%.
Stock Market Live Update: Nifty, Sensex Flat At Pre-Open
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.
INR Vs Dollar: Rupee Opens Weaker
Rupee opens 4 paise weaker at 89.90 against US Dollar. It closed at 89.86 on Friday.
Silver Overtakes Nvidia: The $4.7 Trillion Market Cap Tussle Nobody Saw Coming
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 ComingStock Market Live Updates: Shares Of Va Tech Wabag In Focus
The 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.
Shipbuilders' Stocks Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, GRSE In Focus After Govt's Rs 44,700 Crore Push
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 PushPunjab National Bank Shares In Focus On Reporting Loan Fraud To RBI
Shares 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 Shares In Focus On Mega $2.35 Billion Encora Acquisition Plan
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 PlanStock Picks Today: Coforge, Titan, Stylam Industries And More On Brokerages’ Radar
A 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.
Stock Market Live Updates: Silver Check
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 Today: What F&O Cues Indicate
Nifty 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.
Dollar Check
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.
Stock Market News Live: Global Check
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%
Stock Market Live Updates: GIFT Nifty Indicates Flat Open
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.