Nifty ends flat with negative bias amid monthly F&O expiry

30 Dec 2025 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended flat with negative bias on Tuesday. Index made flat-to-negative start following broadly negative cues from other Asian markets. Soon, market turned volatile started wavering in red and green terrain. Some cautiousness came with persistent foreign fund outflow. As per exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 2,759.89 crore on Monday. In late morning session, market extended its losses. Traders avoided risky bids ahead of monthly F&O expiry.  However, downside remained capped as market participants took some support with report stated that India’s industrial output growth, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), jumped to two-year high of 6.7 per cent in November 2025 from 0.5 per cent in October 2025 and 5.0 per cent in November 2024. In dying hour of the session, market managed to trimmed most its losses but ultimately ended below 25,950 mark.

Traders were seen piling up positions in Metal, PSU Bank and Auto stocks, while selling was witnessed in Realty, Consumer Durables and IT. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Steel Authority of India, National Aluminium Company and NMDC. On the other hand, the top losers were NCC, Amber Enterprises India and Titagarh Rail Systems. 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 0.43% and reached 9.68. The 50 share Nifty down by 3.25 point or 0.01% to settle at 25,938.85.

Nifty January 2026 futures closed at 26135.00 (LTP) on Tuesday, at a premium of 196.15 points over spot closing of 25938.85, while Nifty February 2026 futures ended at 26276.80 (LTP), at a premium of 337.95 points over spot closing. Nifty January futures saw an addition of 71,221 units, taking t

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