Market wrap: NIFTY50, SENSEX end on a flat note; IndiGo, Trent and Hindustan Unilever among top gainers

Indian equity benchmarks ended in negative territory with marginal losses on Monday, amid weak global cues. Markets made a negative start due to concerns over persistent selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and renewed uncertainty surrounding U.S.-India trade negotiations. However, sentiments improved during the afternoon session, helping the indices to recover and close near the neutral lines.

Sentiments remained downbeat as Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

Market participants were also concerned as the government data showed that retail inflation inched up to 0.71 per cent in November, from a record low of 0.25 per cent in the previous month, led by rising prices of food items.

Additionally, investors took note that India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation remained in the negative zone in the month of November 2025, but the pace of decline eased compared with the previous month.

Global front: European markets were trading higher as investors shrugged off data showing that Germany’s wholesale price inflation accelerated in November to a nine-month high. Asian markets ended mostly lower, weighed down by concerns over elevated tech valuations and disappointing economic data from China.

The SENSEX ended at 85213.36, down by 54.30 points or 0.06% after trading in a range of 84840.32 and 85278.63. There were 14 stocks advancing against 16 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices ended in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.16%, while Small cap index up by 0.41%.

The NIFTY50 ended at 26027.30, down by 19.65 points or 0.08% after trading in a range of 25904.75 and 26047.15. There were 23 stocks advancing against 26 stocks declining on the index, while one stock remained unchanged.

The top gainers on Nifty were Interglobe Aviation up by 2.16%, Trent up by 1.22%, Hindustan Unilever up by 1.21%, HCL Technologies up by 0.79% and Wipro up by 0.73%. On the flip side, Mahindra & Mahindra down by 1.95%, Eicher Motors down by 1.56%, ONGC down by 1.12%, JSW Steel down by 1.02% and Bajaj Auto down by 0.83% were the top losers.

European markets were trading higher; France’s CAC rose 68.58 points or 0.85% to 8,137.20, UK’s FTSE 100 increased 76.52 points or 0.79% to 9,725.55, and Germany’s DAX gained 51.91 points or 0.21% to 24,238.40.