Gift Nifty Signals a Flat to Negative Start for the Indian Stock Market

On December 18, 2025, India’s benchmark equity indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to begin on a cautious note, indicating a flat to negative start. The subdued outlook comes after 3 straight sessions of losses and weak signals from global markets.

Across Asia, markets were trading lower, extending the risk-off sentiment seen on Wall Street. Investors remained cautious ahead of key US inflation data, triggering a fourth consecutive session of declines in global equities.

Gift Nifty Update

Gift Nifty trends indicate a lacklustre start for Indian markets. The index was trading around 25,871, reflecting a decline of 15 points or 0.06% compared to the previous Nifty futures close.

Asian Markets Highlights

Asian equities opened in the red on Thursday, tracking the overnight selloff on Wall Street. Renewed weakness in technology stocks reignited risk aversion among investors, leading to gains in safe-haven assets such as short-term US Treasuries and precious metals. Markets in Japan and Australia fell in early trade, while Hong Kong equity futures also pointed to losses.

Wall Street 

US equities ended lower for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, as sharp losses in AI-related stocks overshadowed expectations of further interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.16% to 6,721.43, the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.81% to 22,693.32, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 228.29 points, or 0.47%, to close at 47,885.97.

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Indian Market Recap

Domestic equities closed lower for the third day in a row on Wednesday, December 17, as concerns over the rupee’s continued depreciation, sustained foreign institutional investor outflows, and delays in concluding the India–US trade deal weighed on market sentiment. The Sensex slipped 120 points, or 0.14%, to settle at 84,559.65, while the Nifty 50 declined 42 points, or 0.16%, ending the session at 25,818.55.

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