Navia Weekly Roundup (Dec 29 2025 – Jan 02 2026)

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• Week in the Review
• Indices Analysis
• Interactive Zone!
• Sector Spotlight
• Top Gainers and Losers
• Currency Chronicles
• Commodity Corner
• Top Blogs of the Week!
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Week in the Review

The Indian equity indices finished the first week of 2026 on a historic note, with the Nifty 50 hitting a fresh all-time intraday high of 26,328 during the Friday, January 2 session. Market extended the gains in the second consecutive week led by strong auto sales numbers, and enthusiasm around better earnings outlook, ignoring geo-political tension and persistent FII selling.

Indices Analysis

BSE Sensex index jumped 0.74 percent at 85,762.01, while Nifty50 index added 1.01 percent at 26,328.55.

The BSE Large-cap Index gained 1.3 percent supported by IDBI Bank, Bosch, Indian Overseas Bank, Jindal Steel, NTPC, Tata Steel, while ITC, Waaree Energies, Indian Railway Finance Corporation, Berger Paints India, United Spirits fell between 3-13 percent.

The BSE Small-cap index rose 1 percent supported by Silver Touch Technologies, Orient Technologies, Shalimar Paints, Veranda Learning Solutions, Integrated Industries, Nazara Technologies, Entero Healthcare Solutions, Stallion India Fluorochemicals, Transformers and Rectifiers India, KPI Green Energy, IIFL Capital Services, InfoBeans Technologies, Indo Farm Equipment, United Foodbrands. On the other hand, Godfrey Phillips India, Indo Thai Securities, Rajesh Exports, Privi Speciality Chemicals, Kothari Industrial Corporation, Tourism Finance Corp of India, Vishnu Prakash R Punglia, Cupid, Bhagiradh Chemicals and Industries, Wardwizard Innovations and Mobility, Deccan Gold Mines shed between 10-20 percent.

BSE Mid-cap Index jumped 1.7 percent with Ola Electric Mobility, Bank of Maharashtra, SJVN, Steel Authority of India, Gujarat Gas, Indian Bank rising over 10 percent each. However, PB Fintech, Rail Vikas Nigam, KPIT Technologies, Premier Energies, Coromandel International, Deepak Nitrite losing between 3-6 percent.

Despite turning net buyers in the Friday’s session, the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net sellers the Indian equity markets during the first week of 2026, as they sold equities worth Rs 13,180.09 crore. On the other hand, Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) extended their support as they bought equities worth Rs 17,766.57 crore.

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Sector Spotlight

Among sectors, Nifty Metal and PSU Bank indices added 5 percent each, while Nifty Auto, Media, Oil & Gas rose 3 percent each. However, Nifty FMCG index shed 3.7 percent, and Nifty IT index fell 0.6%.

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Currency Chronicles

USD/INR:

The USD/INR rate closed at ₹89.97 per dollar, gaining 0.01% during the week, reflecting a bullish market sentiment.

EUR/INR:

The EUR/INR rate closed at ₹105.49 per euro, losing 0.2% during the week, reflecting a bearish market sentiment.

JPY/INR:

The JPY/INR rate closed at ₹0.57 per yen, losing 0.19% during the week, reflecting a bearish market sentiment.

Stay tuned for more currency insights next week!

Commodity Corner

Crude Oil Futures continue to trade within a broader corrective structure after failing to sustain above the key supply zone near 5430–5450. The price action shows repeated rejection from the descending trendline, confirming persistent selling pressure on rallies. Although a short-term recovery emerged from the 5010–5050 demand zone, the rebound has stalled near 5300, which now acts as a crucial resistance and trend-defining level. As long as price remains below the falling trendline and the 5300–5330 resistance band, the broader bias stays neutral-to-bearish. The current structure suggests consolidation with a downside risk, where a failure to hold above 5120 could reintroduce selling pressure toward 5010, followed by 4920. On the upside, only a decisive breakout and sustained close above 5330 would negate the bearish structure and open room for a recovery toward 5450 and 5600. Overall, price action remains range-bound with a bearish tilt unless key resistance levels are reclaimed.

Gold Futures are currently in a corrective phase after facing rejection from the upper boundary of the rising channel. The sharp pullback from near the channel high has brought price back into the mid-channel region, where it is now stabilizing above a crucial horizontal support around 133,400–133,500. This zone is technically significant, as it aligns with the previous breakout base and has acted as a demand area during the recent consolidation. As long as Gold continues to hold above 133,500, the broader bullish structure remains intact, and the ongoing move can be treated as a healthy pullback within an uptrend. A sustained recovery above 136,000 could trigger renewed upside momentum toward 138,500, followed by a retest of the channel resistance near 140,000–141,000. However, a decisive breakdown below 133,400 would weaken the bullish bias and expose deeper downside levels near 131,000 and 129,200, where the next major demand zones are placed. Overall, the trend remains cautiously bullish, with near-term direction dependent on price behavior around the 133,500 support zone.

Natural Gas Futures remain in a strong bearish corrective structure after a decisive breakdown from the rising channel. The sharp rejection near the channel top was followed by an aggressive sell-off, confirming a clear shift in momentum toward the downside. Price has now slipped below multiple short-term recovery channels and is trading near a crucial horizontal demand zone around 330–325, which coincides with the prior base formed before the last impulsive rally. This zone is technically important, as a sustained hold here could trigger a short-term stabilization or a corrective bounce. However, the overall structure continues to favor sellers as long as price remains below the broken channel support and the key supply area near 370–380. Any rebound toward 360–370 is likely to face selling pressure unless price reclaims 380 on a closing basis. A decisive breakdown below 325 would confirm continuation of the bearish trend and open the door for deeper downside toward 313, followed by 300. Overall, the trend bias remains bearish, with price action around the 325–330 zone acting as the immediate decision point.

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