Market snaps 5 day losing run, Nifty near 25,800, Sensex up 302 pts

The domestic share market indices traded on a positive note on Monday, with Nifty near 25,800.At close, the Sensex was up 301.93 points or 0.36 percent at 83,878.17, and the Nifty was up 106.95 points or 0.42 percent at 25,790.25. About 1365 shares advanced, 2561 shares declined, and 158 shares unchanged.
Coal India, Trent, Asian Paints, Tata Steel, JSW Steel were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Eicher Motors, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Bajaj Auto.On the sectoral front,metal index rose 2%, PSU Bank index added 0.7%, FMCG index gained 0.6%, while capital goods, pharma, media and realty indices shed 0.5-1.5 percent.BSE Midcap index shed 0.4% and smallcap index fell 0.7%. 
Rupee Close:
On 12 Jan'26,the Indian rupee recovered from low levels and settled 2 paise higher at 90.16 against the U.S. dollar on Monday on weak American currency and sliding crude oil prices.Equity market sentiment also improved after the new U.S. envoy to India, Sergio Gor, said that both sides are actively engaged in firming up a trade deal, forex analysts said.However, a volatile geopolitical situation kept the domestic currency under pressure, restricting its recovery, they said. Also, traders awaited cues from domestic and US macroeconomic data to be released this week.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended three shares to buy on Monday- Eternal, Asian Paints, and BEL.

(Business Correspondent)