Nifty, Sensex start the day in red; Nestle India shares up by over 1%

In line with other Asian markets, Indian equity markets have started the day in red today. At 9:45 a.m. IST, 16^th December, 2025, Nifty 50 is down by 100.05 points or 0.38%. Sensex is down by 362.51 points or 0.43%.

All the broad market indices are in red at this time

All the broad market indices are in red at this time. Market expectation of volatility has come down. Nifty VIX index is down by 0.63%. Among sectoral indices, Nifty FMCG index is the top gainer at this time. It is up by 0.57%. Nifty Private Bank index is the top loser at this time. It is down by 0.87%.

Nestle India shares top gainer at Nifty 50 at this time

Top 3 gainers at Nifty 50 at this time are Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Consumer. Top 3 losers at this time are Eternal, Axis Bank and JSW Steel. Nestle India shares are up by 1.41% at this time, trading at Rs 1,261. The stock has been on the rise quite steeply since December 11^th.

Market breadth negative

Market breadth is negative at this time. 1081 stocks are gaining at NSE. 1590 stocks are declining. 16 stocks have touched their 52-week high at NSE by this time today. 36 stocks have touched 52-week low.

Some insurance stocks gaining

Life insurance stocks such as SBI Life and HDFC Life are gaining today, after the short term profit booking seen yesterday. At this time, HDFC Life shares are up by 0.87%. SBI Life shares are up by 0.47%. Government approved the bill for allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 100% in the insurance sector, last week.

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Source : NSE