Today, on Thursday, December 26, Indian stock markets were calm and mostly did not change much as it was the day for settling monthly trades. While auto stocks went up, losses in bank and consumer goods (FMCG) stocks balanced out the market.
The popular S&P BSE Sensex index finished at 78,472.48, just a tiny drop of 0.39 points. The Nifty index ended a little higher at 23,750.20, gaining 22.55 points, or 0.1%. The banking index, Nifty Bank, was at 51,170.70, up by 62.30 points, or 0.12%.
Top Winners and Losers
More stocks went up than down today. Out of the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 31 gained, 18 fell, and 1 stayed the same. The biggest winners included Adani Ports, Mahindra & Mahindra, SBI Life Insurance, Maruti Suzuki, and Shriram Finance. However, the losers were Titan, Asian Paints, Tata Consumer Products, JSW Steel, and Grasim Industries.
Looking at different sectors, the banking, FMCG, and media sectors had small drops, while auto, pharma, and healthcare sectors finished in the green with small gains.
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