After opening the day higher, the benchmark indices continued their upward momentum, ended the session in green.

Indian equity market indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended higher on Thursday after hitting record highs intraday.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed higher by 110 points (up 0.1%).

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed 10 points higher (up 0.04%).

Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, and HUL are among the top gainers today.

Maruti Suzuki, Eternal, and  UltraTech Cement, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.

The GIFT Nifty was trading at  26,405, 16 points higher at the time of writing.

The BSE MidCap index ended 0.1% lower, and the BSE SmallCap index ended 0.3% lower.

Sectoral indices are trading mixed today, with stocks in the banking sector and the IT sector witnessing buying. Meanwhile, stocks in oil & gas and real estate witnessed selling pressure.

The rupee is trading at Rs 88.7 against the US$.

Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading 0.9% higher at Rs 124,986 per gram.

Meanwhile, silver prices were trading 1% higher at Rs 156,076 per 1 kg.
 

Ashok Buildcon shares jump after SPV sale

In the news from construction sector, shares of Ashok Buildcon came into focus after its subsidiary completed the sale of its entire stake in five Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to Maple Infrastructure Trust and its nominees for Rs 18.14 billion (bn).

The SPVs transferred to Maple Infrastructure Trust are Ashoka Highways (Bhandara), Ashoka Highways (Durg), Ashoka Belgaum Dharwad Tollway, Ashoka Sambalpur Baragarh Tollway, and Ashoka Dhankuni Kharagpur Tollway.

The share purchase agreement for the transaction was signed on October 30, 2024. Maple Infrastructure Trust, the buyer, is a SEBI-registered infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
 

SeQuent Scientific Gains Following Merger Update

Shares of SeQuent Scientific came into focus as investors reacted to the company's merger update.

In an exchange filing, SeQuent Scientific said Monday, 8 December 2025, has been fixed as Record Date 2 to identify Viyash shareholders eligible to receive SeQuent shares under the merger.

Under this part of the merger, Viyash shareholders will get 56 SeQuent shares (Rs2 face value each) for every 100 Viyash shares (Rs 10 face value each).

Earlier, on 18 November 2025, SeQuent Scientific and Viyash Lifesciences announced that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had approved the merger scheme.
 

NACL Ind Rallies on Fund Raising

Shares of NACL Industries hit the 5% upper circuit following the company's announcement of a potential fund-raising plan.

The board will meet on Monday, 1 December 2025, to consider options such as a rights issue, preferential allotment, qualified institutional placement, or other permissible methods for issuing equity shares, equity-linked securities, warrants, or other eligible instruments.

NACL Industries is an agrochemical company focused on enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability.

It serves both domestic and international markets with a wide range of crop protection products, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators, and nematicides.

The company also produces key technical-grade active ingredients such as acetamiprid, amitraz, carbendazim, and imidacloprid.
 

Salasar Techno Gains After RVNL Orders

Shares of Salasar Techno Engineering rose 7.8% after the company secured two orders worth Rs 6.9 bn from Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL).

Under the first contract, Salasar will provide service, support, and procurement of electrical and mechanical items to develop distribution infrastructure aimed at loss reduction for the Mandi, Bilaspur, Kullu, and Hamirpur regions of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) under the Revamped Distribution Sector Schemes (RDSS).

This contract is valued at Rs 5.2 bn, while the related erection work is estimated at Rs 1.7 b. Both projects are expected to be completed within 20 months.

The company clarified that the contracts, awarded by a domestic entity, do not involve any promoter or related-party interest and are governed under the General Condition Contract framework.

Salasar Techno Engineering is a steel structure manufacturer and EPC infrastructure company, serving the telecom, energy, and railway sectors.

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