India’s BSE Sensex closed virtually unchanged at 84,675.1 on Tuesday, as investors remained reluctant to make any major moves in the last few trading sessions of 2025. At the same time, persistent foreign capital outflows kept overall sentiment subdued. Meanwhile, attention turned to the release of the latest FOMC minutes later in the day for any clues about the Fed’s policy direction next year. Sector-wise, auto stocks were among the top performers following robust industrial production data, with Mahindra & Mahindra, TMPV and Maruti rising 2.6%, 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively. Metal stocks also rose, led by Tata Steel, which gained 2.1%, while PSU banks, including SBI (+0.9%), advanced on improved asset quality. On the downside, Eternal slid 2.1% to the bottom of the index after reports that the chief financial officer of its quick-commerce unit, Blinkit, had resigned. Other laggards included Infosys (-1.3%), Asian Paints (-1.1%), UltraTech Cement (-0.8%), and Bajaj Finance (-0.8%).
