Indian equity benchmarks finish nearly unchanged:Whether Dalal Street or commodity market, metals steal spotlight everywhere; Nifty Metals jumps over 2%; other stocks mostly fall

The Indian equity benchmarks finished trading nearly unchanged on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, as investor sentiment remained dull due to lack of positive triggers and monthly index expiries, experts said to the news agency, ANI. The 30-companies Sensex was little changed at 84,675.08 points. Similarly, the 50-companies Nifty settled flat but in red at 25,938.85 points. Nifty Top Gainers Nifty Top Losers Mixed sectoral performance Across the sectoral indices on the NSE, barring metals, auto, psu banks, financial services and private banks, other major stock gauges witnessed selling pressure. In other Asian markets, the trading was mixed Domestic investors bought shares worth ₹2,644 crore Sensex closed 345 points down on Monday On the first trading day of the week today, Monday, December 29, Sensex closed down 345 points at 84,695. Nifty fell 100 points and closed at 25,942.