Stock Market Open Today: Building on the previous session's momentum, the domestic equity indices opened in positive territory on the first day of 2026 amid value buying in certain heavyweights.
Sensex, the 30-share index of BSE, started trading at 85,255.55, up against last session's closing of 85,220.60, while Nifty opened at 26,173 as compared to last day's closing of 26,129.60.
At around 9:29 am, the Nifty 50 was trading at 26,176.40, up 0.18 percent, and the Sensex jumped 176 points to trade at 85,399.
Top Gainers And Losers
Indigo, Mahindra and Mahindra, Eternal, Releince, and L&T were the top gainers from the Sensex basket in the early trade. ITC, BEL, Sun Pharma, and Trent were trading lower.
The majority of sectoral indices traded higher in early trade, with the telecom index up 1 per cent following the government's decision to freeze AGR dues of Vodafone. Meanwhile, Nifty Media, Nifty Auto, and Nifty Pharma were trading lower.
At the same time, in the broader market, the BSE midcap and smallcap indices were trading flat in the morning trade.
Stock Market on December 31, 2025
Sensex and Nifty settled the final trading session of 2025 on a high note on December 31, jumping nearly 1 per cent during the trading session.
Breaking the 5-day losing streak, the BSE index zoomed 545.52 points, or 0.64 per cent, to close at 85,220.60.
It hit an intraday high of 85,437.17, surging 762.09 points, or 0.90 per cent, during the session. Meanwhile, the NSE index ended the session at 26,129.60, up 190.75 points, or 0.74 per cent.
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