Hints of another quarter-point rate cut from the US Federal Reserve lifted sentiment across Dalal Street, allowing Indian markets to snap a 4-day losing streak. 🔥📈
📊 Benchmark Indices at Close (3:30 PM)
- NIFTY: +151 pts | 25,966
- SENSEX: +448 pts | 84,929
- BANK NIFTY: +156 pts | 59,069
Strong bargain-buying helped Nifty close near the day’s high—back within striking distance of the 26,000 psychological mark. 🟢💪
🌎 Global Triggers Fueling Today’s Rally
1️⃣ Cooling US Inflation
- US annual inflation dropped to 2.7% (Dec 2025) — lowest since July
- Below expectations of 3.1%
- Strengthens expectations of further Fed rate cuts
✨ A major boost to global risk appetite
2️⃣ Wall Street Rebounds
- US markets rallied overnight despite the recent AI-led sell-off
- Improved risk sentiment supported emerging market inflows
🇮🇳 What This Means for India
- Lower US rates 👉 better global liquidity
- Supports FII inflows, rupee stability, and system liquidity
- Export sectors like IT stand to benefit from improved US demand
🇯🇵 Global Watch: Bank of Japan’s Rate Hike
The BOJ hiked rates by 25 bps to 0.75% — highest since 1995.
Implications for Indian Markets:
- Short-term volatility possible
- FIIs may turn selective
- INR trends remain crucial amid shifting global yields
📌 Bottom-Line View (Riddhi Siddhi):
Nifty has a real chance to reclaim 26,000 on an inter-week basis if global cues stay supportive.
📈 Market Internals & Derivatives Snapshot
- Advance–Decline: 42 : 08 ✅
- INDIA VIX: 9.52 ▼ 1.96%
- NIFTY PCR (23 Dec): 1.10
- NIFTY PCR (30 Dec): 1.08
- USD/INR Futures (Dec): 89.75 ▼ 0.65%
🏆 Sectoral Performance
🔼 Top Gainers
- NIFTY REALTY: +1.67%
- NIFTY AUTO: +1.23%
- NIFTY HEALTHCARE: +1.09%
🔽 Sector Losers
None — broad-based buying across sectors. 🟢✨
Mid-caps (+0.62%) and small-caps (+1.20%) also bounced, pausing the recent selling pressure.
📝 Today’s Market Highlights
- Nifty (+0.58%) broke a 4-day losing streak but still below the 21-DMA (25,997)
- Continues to hold above 50-DMA, 100-DMA & 200-DMA
- Bank Nifty (+0.27%) underperformed, still below its all-time high (60,114)
- Market breadth remained strongly in favor of bulls 🟢
- Benchmarks remain below record highs:
- Nifty: 26,325.80
- Sensex: 86,159.02
- Bank Nifty: 60,114.05
🔍 Stocks in Spotlight
📌 Vodafone Idea
- Jumped 5.75% to ₹12
- Subsidiary raised ₹3,300 crore via NCDs
- Funding relief + AGR optimism
- Up 46% YTD 🔥
📌 Shriram Finance
- Surged 3.74%, hit fresh all-time high
- MUFG to buy 20% stake for ₹39,600 crore
- One of the biggest FDI deals in India’s NBFC space
- Strengthens long-term prospects
🐂 Bulls of the Day
- SHRIRAMFIN (+4.10%)
- MAXHEALTH (+2.62%)
- BEL (+2.49%)
- TMPV (+2.43%)
- POWERGRID (+2.05%)
🐻 Bears of the Day
- HCLTECH (-1.18%)
- HINDALCO (-0.34%)
- KOTAKBANK (-0.23%)
- JSWSTEEL (-0.20%)
- ICICIBANK (-0.18%)
📈 52-Week Highs
ASHOKLEY, CANFINHOME, FEDERALBNK, HINDALCO, HINDCOPPER, IDFCFIRSTB, LAURUSLABS, SHRIRAMFIN, TITAN
📉 52-Week Lows
ACC, PAGEIND, RAYMOND, UBL
🔮 Our View for Monday – Riddhi Siddhi Outlook
Friday’s recovery was encouraging, but Nifty has still logged 3 straight weeks of declines, signaling caution.
📌 Key Levels to Track
- Major Support: 25,693 (crucial)
- Immediate Support: 25,800
- Resistance: 26,100 / 26,350
📉 Downside appears protected as long as 25,693 holds.
📊 ALL ABOUT NIFTY (Technical Snapshot)
- CMP: 25,966
- Support: 25,800 / 25,693
- Resistance: 26,100 / 26,350
- Range: 25,833 – 26,066
- Trend: Neutral
⭐ Stock Ideas (Technical Bias)
🟢 Bullish – Short Term
- BANDHANBNK
- JIOFIN
- SHRIRAMFIN
🟢 Bullish – Long Term
- INDUSTOWER
- BELRISE
- M&M
🔴 Bearish
- DIXON
- LTIM
- NUVAMA
⚠️ Stocks to Avoid
- 360ONE
- SHREECEM
- BLUESTAR
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