Stock market today, Jan. 1 -- The Indian stock market indices closed higher due to healthy cross-segment buying on the final trading day of 2025, on 31 December 2025. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.74% higher at 26,129.60 points after Wednesday's stock market session, compared to 25,938.85 points at the previous market close.

The BSE Sensex index closed 0.64% higher at 85,220.60 points, compared to 84,675.08 points at the previous stock market close, according to the stock exchange data.

Siddhartha Khemka, the Head of Research, Wealth Management at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said that the Indian stock market is expected to deliver steady growth in 2026, where the markets are expected to witness elective buying amid thin trading volu...