Indian Markets See Marginal Gains in Truncated Week; Rupee Falls Amid FII Selling

• BSE Sensex gained 0.13% to 85041.45, Nifty50 rose 0.29% to 26,042.30 in the truncated week (Dec 22-26, 2025).
• Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 4,290.96 crore.
• Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) provided crucial support by buying equities worth Rs 12,024.49 crore.
• Indian rupee depreciated by 20 paise, settling at 89.85 per dollar on December 26, 2025, from 89.65.
• BSE Large-cap, Mid-cap, and Small-cap indices saw gains; Nifty Defence and Metal indices rose.

Why It Matters: Indian markets ended with slight gains despite FII selling and a falling rupee, cushioned by DII buying.