Top gainers, losers on Indian stock market today 22nd Dec: Sensex jumps 638 points, Nifty above 26,100, defence and IT stocks outperform, Trent, Shriram Finance, Wipro, Infosys lead gainers of Nifty 5

The domestic market closed higher on Monday, extending the year-end rally for the second consecutive trading session amid strong liquidity conditions and supportive global cues, as expectations of further US Fed easing in 2026 continued to bolster risk sentiment. FIIs turning net buyers reinforced the positive momentum, IT and metal stocks leading the gains, while investors now await the Q3 GDP estimate for clearer policy direction, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments, adding that caution ...