Overview
- Sensex closed at 85,220.60 and Nifty at 26,129.60 after a multi‑day slide, with broad market breadth turning positive on the BSE.
- Domestic institutional investors were net buyers worth about Rs 6,759.64 crore as foreign investors sold roughly Rs 3,597.38 crore, according to provisional exchange data.
- Gains were concentrated in oil & gas, energy and metals, with PSU banks and consumer durables higher, while IT and telecom underperformed.
- The rupee ended the year at 89.88 per US dollar, marking a decline of about 5% in 2025.
- For 2025, the Sensex rose about 9% and the Nifty 10.5% as BSE market capitalisation increased by roughly Rs 33.84 lakh crore, and the first 2026 session opened slightly higher on thin participation.