Nifty ends with minor gains on first day of 2026

01 Jan 2026 Evaluate

In a volatile trading session, Indian equity benchmark -- Nifty -- ended with minor gains on first day of the New Year 2026. Market made a positive start. Sentiments got boost as the Reserve Bank of India in its half-yearly Financial Stability Report said that the Indian economy is growing at a robust pace, driven by strong domestic demand, low inflation, and the healthy balance sheets of banks. The domestic financial system remains robust and resilient, bolstered by strong balance sheets, easy financial conditions, and low financial market volatility. Further, index continued its choppy trade in green. Traders took a note of the government data showing that the Centre's fiscal deficit at the end of November stood at Rs 9.76 lakh crore, or 62.3 per cent of the annual budget target for 2025-26, compared to 52.5 per cent in the year-ago period. In second half of the session, market remained volatile and ended with marginal gains.  

Most of the sectorial indices ended in green except FMCG, Pharma and chemicals stocks. The top gainers from the F&O segment were Vodafone Idea, JSW Energy and Indus Towers. On the other hand, the top losers were D-mart, United Spirits and ITC. In the index option segment, maximum OI continues to be seen in the 25900 - 26100 calls and 25950 - 26150 puts indicating this is the trading range expectation.

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