Nifty’s 2025 Scorecard: Analysts Get It Right For Third Straight Year — A First In Over A Decade

More Nifty stocks beat analyst price targets for a third straight year in 2025, marking the first such run in over a decade, even as the benchmark index delivered lower returns than several global peers.

Data comparing analyst 12-month consensus price targets as of Jan. 1, 2025, with market prices as of Dec. 29, 2025, shows that 29 Nifty stocks surpassed estimates, while 18 fell short.

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Five Stocks To Buy: NTPC, Tata Steel, AU Small Finance And More

Market analysts and brokerage firms have identified high-conviction trading ideas for the upcoming session, highlighting opportunities across the banking, metal, and energy sectors.

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Stock Market LIVE: Defence Stocks To Keep An Eye On

NDTV Profit lists five defence stocks one should keep eye on, after expectations of the Defence Acquisition Council’s approval for procurement deals worth Rs 79,000 crore sent some of these counters flying in trade on Monday.

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Stock Market LIVE: Morgan Stanley On Titan

  • Maintains overweight with target price of Rs 4,062

  • Tanishq launches diamonds expertise centre

  • This will be a gradual launch across the store network

  • Believe the initiative will further strengthen the trust associated with the Tanishq brand

  • Should increase customer awareness of diamond adulteration

Stocks To Watch Today: IndiGo, Bandhan, Indian Bank, BEL

  • IndiGo: The company revised the pay structure for pilots by restructuring additional allowances, which is expected to increase take-home pay. The changes come alongside the FDTL adjustment and include a 50% hike in the Domestic Layover Allowance, raising it to Rs 3,000 for Captains and Rs 1,500 for First Officers. The airline has also increased the Deadhead Allowance to Rs 4,000 per hour for Captains and Rs 2,000 per hour for First Officers.

  • Bandhan Bank: Concludes sale of unsecured NPA portfolio With principal outstanding of Rs 3,165.25 crore as on Nov 30 for Rs 569.75 crore, concludes sale of unsecured written-off loan portfolio With principal outstanding of Rs 3,707.11 crore, as on Nov 30 to Phoenix ARC

Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty Indicates Muted Open

Good morning!

The GIFT Nifty is trading at a 0.07% decline at 25,943.50 as of 6:45 a.m., indicating a muted open for the benchmark Nifty 50.

In the previous trading session, the NSE Nifty ended 100.2 points or 0.38% lower at 25,942.1, while the BSE Sensex closed 345.91 points or 0.41% down at 84,695.54.

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