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Daily Market Update
01-Jan-20261 min readvipin kumar

Auto stocks will be in focus as companies will announce their sales numbers for the month of December 2025- Daily Market Update 1st Jan 2026

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Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor Company, Bajaj Auto among others — are set to report their monthly sales, starting January 1.

Overview and Outlook

Global Stock Market Today

  • US equity markets settled lower in range 0.63% to 0.74%.
  • European equity markets ended on a positive note.
  • Majority of asian equity markets are shut today on account of New Year holiday.
  • GIFT Nifty is up by 70 points, Nifty futures likely to open around 26350 levels.

 

News highlights from across the globe

  • US stocks, bonds, gold, and silver all declined on the final trading day of 2025, capping an otherwise strong year with a subdued finish.
  • Majority of Asian equity markets ended Wednesday on a mixed note amid shortened sessions, holidays, and light trading volumes.
  • Gold and silver declined on the final trading day of 2025, yet both remained set for their biggest yearly advance in more than 40 years as a stellar year for precious metals wound down.

 

Important news updates from the domestic front

  • Auto stocks will deliver their production numbers for the month of December.
  • RBL Bank Government and RBI are yet to clear request to cap foreign shareholding in the bank to 24%. Emirates NBD has sufficient foreign shareholding headroom to hold minimum 51% stake in RBL Bank. The bank had requested to cap foreign shareholding to 24% till deal with Emirates NBD was concluded.
  • Vodafone Idea clarify that it has not received any communication from the government on freezing of AGR dues worth Rs 87,695 crore by Cabinet. The company amended its 2017 implementation agreement with the Vodafone promoter group to secure recovery of contingent liabilities arising from the merger.
  • Indraprastha Gas reduced PNG prices in Delhi and NCR by Rs 0.7/scm.
  • Voltas Dehradun Tax Body reduced tax demand from Rs 265 crore to Rs 10.8 crore.
  • Jio Financial Services  invested Rs 46 crore via 8.1% OCPS in RILIPL, a 50:50 JV with Reliance Strategic Business Ventures. The company’s total exposure in RILIPL rose to Rs 247.55 crore.
  • NCC received four new orders aggregating Rs 1,237 crore during December 2025. Orders worth Rs 704.67 crore were awarded to the buildings division and Transportation division secured orders amounting to Rs 532 crore.
  • Berger Paints promoter UK Paints bought 14.48% stake in the company; shareholding increased to 64.57%.
  • Navin Fluorine started commercial production at Phase 1 of cGMP-4 plant at Dewas.
  • Dr Reddy’s Switzerland arm received complete response letter from US FDA For Biosimilar AVT03’s Biologics license application. Additional corrective actions and re-inspection are required before US launch.
  • Sammaan Capital approved scheme of arrangement between demerged company and Sammaan Finserve & Resulting Co. The demerged company to surrender its NBFC license when proposed scheme becomes effective.
  • Hudco achieved loan sanctions worth Rs 1.4 lakh crore for nine months ended Dec 31. Q3 loans sanctioned at Rs 46,167 crore. Provisional loan disbursements at Rs 41,347 crore for Nine Months Ended Dec 31. Q3 loan disbursements at Rs 15,508 crore.
  • Tata Steel completed full acquisition of JV Tata BlueScope Steel for Rs 1,100 crore.
  • Canara Bank Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia assigned additional charge of MD & CEO effective Jan 1, 2026, for three months.
  • Hyundai Motor Unsoo Kim resigned as Managing Director & Director of the company and receives shareholders’ nod to appoint Tarun Garg as new MD & CEO effective tomorrow.

 

Nifty Overview & Outlook

Benchmark Nifty index opened with a gap on the higher side, kept the bullish momentum rolling till the end to settle at 26130 spot levels after adding 191 points to its previous closing values.

Buying was seen across the board as Mid and Small cap indices gained around 1% each.

All sectoral indices, barring IT, ended in red. Amongst them, Nifty Oil & Gas was at the top of the tally, gained 2.66% followed by Media, Metal and Consumer Durables that gained around 1.5% each.

Technically, Nifty index is still hovering in the same range (25700-26300 spot zone) and an either side break from the said congestion zone will set the tone for next short term directional move in that direction.

 

Derivatives Overview & Outlook

Yesterday, Nifty and Banknifty futures added around 2% and 8% of open interest respectively as long buildup, Finnifty futures shed 4.5% of open interest as short covering whereas no significant activity was seen among Midcapnifty futures on open interest front.

All of F&O sectors, barring Telecom, settled higher. Amongst them, Auto, FMCG, Finance, Infrastructure and Oil & Gas stocks witnessed maximum addition of long positions along with some short covering among Chemical and Metal stocks.

On options front, put writing along with some call addition was seen at multiple strikes and maximum positions are at 26000 PE and 26400 CE.

 

Institutional Trading Activity

Yesterday, FIIs sold stocks worth Rs 3597 Cr in the cash segment, bought stocks futures worth Rs 2914 Cr and sold index future worth Rs 288 Cr. DIIs were net buyers to the tune of Rs 6760 Cr in the cash segment.

 

Nifty Futures, Banknifty Futures and Finnifty Futures Key Levels

Nifty – Resistances 26400-26500; Supports 26200-26100

Banknifty – Resistances 60100-60400; Supports 59600-59300

Finnifty – Resistances 27850-28000; Supports -27700- 27600

 

F&O Security in Ban Today:   NIL

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