The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 84,929.36, up 447.55 points or 0.53%. During the day it rose 585.69 points or 0.69% to 85,067.50. file
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back on Friday (December 19, 2025) after four days of losses as global markets rallied as weaker-than-expected US consumer price inflation data for November strengthened expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Fresh foreign fund inflows also boosted stock markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 84,929.36, up 447.55 points or 0.53%. During the day it rose 585.69 points or 0.69% to 85,067.50.
The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 150.85 points or 0.58% to 25,966.40.
Among the 30-Sensex companies, Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finserv were among the top gainers.
However, HCL Tech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed in the positive territory.
Stock markets in Europe were trading higher. American markets closed with gains on Thursday.
“Investor sentiment remained steady and constructive, supported by favorable global cues, as optimism around further monetary easing by the US Federal Reserve following lower-than-expected inflation data in November boosted global risk appetite.
“The improvement in the Indian rupee against the US dollar boosted confidence, which led to broad-based buying throughout the session,” said Ponmudi R, CEO of online trading and wealth tech firm Enrich Money.
According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 595.78 crore on Thursday. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) also bought shares worth Rs 2,700.36 crore in previous trade.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.40% to US$59.58 a barrel.
The Sensex closed 77.84 points or 0.09% lower at 84,481.81 in a volatile session on Thursday (December 18), the fourth day of decline. Nifty slipped 3 points or 0.01% to close at 25,815.55.
published – December 19, 2025 04:48 PM IST
