Breaking News:Nifty today: GIFT Nifty up 20 points; here’s the trading setup for today’s session– What Just Happened

Markets ended the holiday-shortened week with modest gains, extending the ongoing consolidation phase. The upcoming week marks the transition into calendar year 2026 and is likely to witness heightened volatility due to the December F&O expiry. Key domestic data points to track include Industrial Production data for November, government budget value figures, external debt statistics, and the final HSBC Manufacturing PMI reading.

STATE OF THE MARKETS
GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a positive start
GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded higher by 20.50 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 26,094.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Monday.

• Tech View: During the last session, the Nifty found support near the 26,000 level, where the 21 EMA is currently placed. In the near term, the trend may improve and retrace towards 26,200 and higher, provided 26,000 holds decisively. However, a sustained move below 26,000 could trigger further weakness in the market.”
• India VIX: India VIX, which is a measure of the fear in the markets, fell 0.4% to settle at 9.15 levels.

Asian shares gain
Global stocks held near a record high while silver climbed to a new peak before turning lower amid thinned holiday trading.

• S&P 500 futures were little changed as of 9:32 a.m. Tokyo time
• Japan’s Topix rose 0.1%
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.1%
• Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.3%

Yen recovers
The yen recovered some ground on Monday following a steep drop ‍at the end of last week as markets weighed the timing of more interest rate hikes in ⁠Japan and the possibility of intervention in thin end-of-year trading.
Oil gains
Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday as investors ‍weighed Middle East tensions that could disrupt supply, while a major hurdle remains in the Russia–Ukraine ⁠peace talks.

Silver climbs
Silver climbed above $80 an ounce on Monday, supported by ‍supply constraints, strong industrial demand, and bets on further U.S. interest rate cuts, ⁠with platinum also touching a record high.
Stocks in F&O ban today

Sammaan Capital
Securities in the ban period under the F&O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit.

FII/DII action
Foreign portfolio investors net sold shares worth Rs 318 crore on Friday. DIIs, meanwhile, were net buyers at Rs 1,772 crore.

Rupee
The rupee depreciated 19 paise to close at 89.90 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a negative trend in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows.

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