At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 118.53 points or 0.14% to 85,225.34. The Nifty 50 index rose 38.35 points or 0.15% to 26,024.20.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.05% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.08%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,471 shares rose and 2,426 shares fell. A total of 209 shares were unchanged.

Derivatives:

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 1.51% to 11.04. The Nifty 30 December 2025 futures were trading at 26,150, at a premium of 125.8 points as compared with the spot at 26,024.20.

The Nifty option chain for the 30 December 2025 expiry showed a maximum call OI of 70 lakh contracts at the 26,000 strike price. Maximum put OI of 78.7 lakh contracts was seen at 26,000 strike price.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Media index fell 1.25% to 1,444.30. The index rose 0.25% in the past trading session.

PVR Inox (down 2.63%), Tips Music (down 1.86%), Zee Entertainment Enterprises (down 1.75%), Network 18 Media & Investments (down 0.85%), D B Corp (down 0.79%), Nazara Technologies (down 0.37%), Sun TV Network (down 0.21%), and Hathway Cable & Datacom (down 0.15%) fell.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Petronet LNG climbed 4.09% after the company announced a long-term agreement with ONGC for developing and operating ethane import and handling infrastructure at Dahej.

Josts Engineering company rose 3.32% after the company announced that it has bagged an order worth Rs 5.62 crore from the North Bihar Power Distribution Company.

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