Nifty 50 starts December F&O series with a bang! What can drive the index above 26,500 by the end of 2025?

As Nifty 50 kicks off the December series with a 1.24% surge, analysts predict a potential breach of the 26,500 mark by year-end. Factors like an India-US trade deal, foreign investments, and falling crude prices could drive the index higher.    Domestic market barometer Nifty 50 began the December futures and options (F&O) series with…

Sensex gains 485 points, Nifty 50 ends above 25,700; what drove the Indian stock market higher? 5 key factors explained

The Sensex ended 485 points, or 0.58 per cent, up at 83,952.19, while the Nifty 50 ended at 25,709.85, up 125 points, or 0.49 per cent. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.43 per cent and 0.49 per cent, respectively. Stock market today: Extending gains to a third consecutive session, Indian…

Nifty tests 23,200 as rally enters fourth day on broad-based buying

Following a brief spell in the red, the midcap 100 and smallcap 100 indices clawed backed in the positive with gains of about 0.7 percent each.   Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex closed sharply higher on March 20, extending their winning streak as a broad-based rally lifted all sectoral indices over 1 percent. IT stocks…