Stock markets rally in early trade amid U.S. Fed rate cuts

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Friday (December 12, 2025), extending their previous session’s rally, in-tandem with a positive global trends amid a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex, climbed 402.99 points to 85,221.12 during early trade. The 50-share National Stock Exchange (NSE) index, Nifty, jumped 115.3 points to 26,013.85.

From the Sensex firms, Larsen and Toubro, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, UltraTech Cement, Axis Bank and Bharat Electronics were among the major gainers.

However, Tech Mahindra, ITC, Infosys, HCL Tech and Hindustan Unilever were the laggards.

In Asian markets, South Korea’s Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), Japan’s Nikkei 225 index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index traded in positive territory while Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index quoted lower.

U.S. markets ended mostly higher on Thursday (December 11, 2025). Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, climbed 0.64% to $61.69 per barrel.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,020.94 crore on Thursday (December 11, 2025), while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought stocks worth ₹3,796.07 crore, according to exchange data.

On Thursday (December 11, 2025), the Sensex climbed 426.86 points or 0.51% to settle at 84,818.13. The Nifty went up by 140.55 points or 0.55% to 25,898.55.