Nifty 50 outlook, Dec. 1 -- As 2025 winds down, investors are asking the one question - how will the market close out the year? The benchmark Nifty 50 has already scaled a new high in the first trading day of the year, although sentiment turned jittery amid a slide in the Indian rupee and investors resorted to profit-taking. The index closed 0.10% lower at 26,175.75.

During the day, the index jumped to a record peak of 26,325.80.

Meanwhile, a look at the Nifty 50's December track record over the past decade doesn't offer a simple answer.

The index has fallen in six of the last ten years, yet its average December return still sits above 1%. In other words, when the market ends the year on a strong note, it tends to do so decisively. The...