Live LIC Housing Finance share in focus after it reduces lending rates on new homes

Shares of LIC Housing Finance Ltd gain after it reduces its interest rate on new home loans to 7.15 per cent. The stock opened at Rs 533.05 against the previous close of Rs 534.20. It later touched intraday high of Rs 540.80.

The stock opened at Rs 417.85 against the previous close of Rs 407.85. The scrip gained further to hit the high of Rs 431.90. Stock has been gaining for the last 3 days and has risen 10.65 per cent in the period.

"For day traders, currently, 26,100/85,250 and 26,050/85,000 would be the key support zones. As long as the market trades above these levels, bullish sentiment is likely to continue. On the upside, 26,250/85,800 would be the immediate breakout zone. A successful breakout of 26,250/85,800 could take the market higher towards 26,300-26,400/86,100-86,300," Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kotak Securities.

The shares of Coal India are in action as the board has approved the listing of subsidiaries, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and South Eastern Coalfields Ltd SECL. The stock started the trading session at Rs 403.20 against the previous close of Rs 400.35 on the BSE. It later touched a high of Rs 412.40.

From the Sensex pack, Adani Ports, Axis Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel and Trent were among the major gainers, with Adani Ports leading the pack by gaining around 0.56 per cent in the early trade today. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS, and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards, with Tech Mahindra shedding 0.79 per cent in the opening trade. 

Despite positive global cues, the Indian indices opened mixed on Wednesday, i.e. on December 24, 2025. While the 30-share BSE Sensex gained 8.27 points, the Nifty shed 6.5 points to open at 26,170.65.