Nifty ends higher on Wednesday led by IT stocks

19 Nov 2025 Evaluate

Snapping previous session’s losses, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended higher on Wednesday. Index made a cautious start following negative cues from other Asian markets. Soon, index turned volatility but managed to gain some traction during late morning session. Market witnessed a hectic buying in IT and Banking sector ahead of potential US-India trade deal. Further, sentiments were upbeat after SBI research report stated that India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is likely to reach 7.5 per cent or more in the second quarter of the current fiscal (Q2FY26). In afternoon session, index extended its gains till the end of the session. Market participants remained optimistic as Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal emphasised that the India-US partnership remains strong, stable and continuously expanding across strategic and economic sectors. Finally, index ended above 26,050 mark.

Traders were seen piling up positions in IT, PSU Bank and Consumer Durables stocks, while selling was witnessed in Oil & Gas, Realty and Media. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Coforge, Max Healthcare Institute and HCL Technologies. On the other hand, the top losers were Sammaan Capital, Housing & Urban Development Corporation and Biocon. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25900 - 26100 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

India Volatility Index (VIX), a gauge for market’s short-term expectation of volatility decreased by 1.01% and reached 11.97. The 50 share Nifty up by 142.60 point or 0.55% to settle at 26,052.65.

Nifty November 2025 futures closed at 26078.00 (LTP) on Wednesday, at a premium of 25.35 points over spot closing of 26052.65, while Nifty December 2025 futures ended at 26260.00 (LTP), at a premium of 207.35 points over spot closing. Nifty November futures saw a contraction of 7,909 units, taking the total open interest (Contracts) to 2,26,891 units. The near month derivatives contract will expire on November 25, 2025. (Provisional)

From the most active contracts, Infosys November 2025 futures traded at a premium of 1.50 points at 1543.50 (LTP) compared with spot closing of 1542.00. The numbers of contracts traded were 38,164. (

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